§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's former properties have been leased by local authorities for each year from 1979 to 1993.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonDetails of married quarters leased to other organisations have only been collected centrally since 1986. As at 31 March of each year the following properties were on lease to local authorities.
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Number 1986 497 1987 405 1988 378 1989 508 1990 595 1991 616 1992 848 1993 832 In addition to the properties on lease to local authorities, a further 112 are on lease at present to other organisations or individuals and additional leases are under negotiation.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 8 March,Official Report, column 452, how many of his Department's properties sold under the discount scheme in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 were purchased (a) by housing associations, (b) under do-it-yourself shared ownership schemes, (c) under shared ownership schemes and (d) by private developers.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNone. Only service personnel are eligible to purchase property under the discount scheme.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many applications have been received from service personnel for do-it-yourself shared ownership schemes in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAs of 24 March, 408 applications from service personnel had been submitted through the joint service housing advice office in the current financial year.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the number of his Department's residential properties which have been sold as a proportion of(a) those which are unoccupied and (b) those which are occupied by redundant service personnel remaining in married quarters.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information is not available in the form requested. My Department has a rolling programme to dispose of all properties that are surplus to its long-term requirements.