§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings in Hampshire owned by his Department for use as army quarters have been offered for sale; and, of these, how many have been sold.
§ Mr NeubertA total of 105 Army married quarters in Hampshire were offered for sale in the financial year 1987–88 and two in 1988–89. All have now been sold. Since 1 April 1989 one further Army married quarter has been offered for sale.
§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department for use as army quarters are currently unoccupied and surplus to requirements(a) in Hampshire and (b) in the Romsey and Waterside constituency.
§ Mr. Neubert(a) In Hampshire, as at 31 March 1989, the latest date for which figures are available, out of a total stock of 4,622 Army married quarters 620 were unoccupied, of which 154 have been identified as surplus to requirements. These figures exclude the Tidworth estates, where the county boundary runs through the camp and a split by county is not readily available.
(b) In the Romsey and Waterside constituency, as at 31 March 1989, out of a total stock of 349 Army married quarters 77 were unoccupied, of which 10 had been identified as surplus to requirements.