§ Mr. AncramTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what provisions he has made to publicise the Housing Corporation's do-it-yourself shared ownership scheme to service personnel.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe do-it-yourself shared ownership (DIYSO) scheme is widely publicised in the
1992–931 1991–92 1990–91 Arthur Andersen nil nil 2 contracts £370,000 Andersen Consulting 7 contracts 4 contracts 4 contracts £6,450,613 £496,147 £2,788,922 KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock 4 contracts 9 contracts 11 contracts £203,361 £565,850 £2,802,179 KPMG Management Consulting 1 contract2 nil nil Touche Ross & Co. 6 contracts 6 contracts 6 contracts £1,749,875 £1,129,552 £1,110,437 Touche Ross Management Consultants 9 contracts 13 contracts nil £1,172,351 £802,305 Ernst & Young nil 1 contract1 3 contracts £297,890 Ernst & Young Management Consultants 4 contracts 5 contracts 6 contracts £335,300 £559,653 £1,234,624 Price Waterhouse 10 contracts 8 contracts 4 contracts £1,145,419 £471,122 £582,409 1 All contracts recorded centrally up to end February, but may not include contracts placed in late February. 2 As it is our practice to treat values of individual contracts as commercially confidential, I am not able to reveal the value of this contract. It is not possible to identify the duration and nature of each and everyone of these contracts without dispropor-tionate cost.
176Wthree services. The joint service housing advice office distribute a DIYSO information leaflet, on a monthly basis, to every service unit world-wide via the joint services married quarters sales office bulletins. The Army families advice bureau also circulates the leaflet to all housing commandants, families officers, Army welfare assistants and through resettlement channels. The three service magazines advertise the scheme and there are briefings and presentations to service personnel worldwide.
§ Mr. AncramTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what means he is taking to encourage the sale of surplus housing to service personnel at a 30 per cent. discount; and what plans he has for raising the discount to serving personnel to a maximum of 60 per cent.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAll surplus married quarters which are suitable for individual sale are normally offered to service personnel through the services discount scheme in the first instance. There are no plans to raise the discount to 60 per cent.