§ Mr. Robert HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the size and composition of the housing stock owned and rented by his Department in the Plymouth area and the number currently(a) unoccupied and (b) for sale; and if he will provide the corresponding figures for Torpoint, including the addresses of those that are to be sold.
§ Mr. NeubertThe Ministry of Defence currently owns 2,914 houses and 637 flats in the Plymouth area. We have no rented properties there. As at 31 March 1989, the most recent date for which comprehensive figures are available, 1,190 properties were vacant and 501 of these were in the process of disposal. At Torpoint we own 102 houses and 64 flats; 52 were vacant on 31 March 1989 and nine of those were in the process of disposal. Many of the vacant properties are undergoing modernisation or major maintenance, some are already allocated to service families who will be moving in shortly and others are being prepared for disposal. I shall write to my hon. Friend about the properties to be sold at Torpoint.