§ Mr. CarringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the housing task force to report.
§ Mr. Tom KingThe housing task force, under the chairmanship of my noble Friend the Earl of Arran, was required to look radically at housing for the services. This it has done and it has now reported to me with proposals for the immediate future, and the medium and longer term. It has undertaken a major task in a short time and I pay tribute to the contribution made by its members, including those from the private sector, the service charities and the voluntary housing sector. I have placed in the Library a note describing the actions that are being taken in the light of its recommendations. Separately, I have placed a note in the Library setting out a number of improvements to provision for resettlement advice and support for the services.