HC Deb 15 December 1994 vol 251 cc731-2W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from local authorities in England about the demand for housing from applicants leaving the armed forces.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Advice to local authorities on dealing with applications for housing from people leaving the armed forces is contained in circular 14/93 "Housing for People Leaving the Armed Forces" issued on 16 November 1993. Since then, my Department has received one letter from a local authority about housing for ex-service personnel.

Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) allocations of council housing and (b) nominations to housing association homes have been made in the course of each of the past five years by local authorities in England to applicants whose applications arose from them leaving the armed forces.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

This information is not collected centrally.