HC Deb 12 March 1992 vol 205 c609W
Mr. O'Neill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Army personnel who have applied for redundancy have indicated that it was their intention to find rented accommodation in(a) the private sector and (b) the public sector.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Of the 4,240 Army personnel who had indicated that they would be willing to be considered for selection for redundancy, and filled in a questionnaire on their future housing intentions, 289 indicated they might, amongst other possibilities such as purchase, look to housing associations and the private sector to rent; 770 indicated they would seek local authority housing. Work has now commenced to establish the housing intentions of those 3,338 Army personnel who were notified of their selection for redundancy on 26 February.