§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the salary of the person appointed to manage his Department's housing stock; and what comparisons he undertook of salary levels in housing associations with similar levels of stock.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Ministry of Defence has advertised for a chief executive of a new private sector organisation which will own and manage the defence married quarters estate of some 68,000 properties in Great Britain. An appointment to the post has not yet been made. The post was advertised at a salary level of circa £100,000. There are no housing associations with housing stock of a similar size.