§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are his Department's plans regarding security arrangements for housing currently occupied by armed forces personnel.
§ Mr. HanleyThere are no plans to change the Department's security arrangements for housing currently occupied by armed forces personnel, the details of which I am not prepared to reveal. Security is one of many factors being considered by officials looking at the proposal that a housing trust take over the management of the married quarters estate.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money he will be spending in the next two years on upgrading the physical condition of married quarters; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleyIt is not our practice to reveal the future expenditure plans of Ministry of Defence budget holders at this level of detail.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what plans he has to ensure that the transfer of the administration of married quarters to a housing trust will not involve any change in the level of rents; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what plans he has to increase the rents of married quarters.
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§ Mr. HanleyThe rents paid by service personnel for married quarters are set on the basis of recommendations made by the armed forces pay review body. This will continue to be the case after the transfer of the married quarters estate to a housing trust. The proposed transfer will not therefore affect the method by which rents paid by individual service personnel are determined.