§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of married quarters available to each service of the Armed Forces in Scotland by location; and how many are currently occupied by families. [62541]
§ Mr. SpellarHousing for Service families is a tri-Service resource with no allotment of estates to individual Services.
Management information on housing is maintained by Defence Housing Executive Area, not by individual location, which could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information requested, broken down by the three Areas covering Scotland is:
All as at 31 October 1998 Total stock Number occupied Area 23 Helensburgh and South West Scotland 1,637 1,057 Area 24 Rosyth and South East Scotland 2,016 1,593 Area 25 Highlands and Islands 2,425 1,945 Note:
The Total Stock figure includes houses held for, or undergoing major modernization works and some awaiting disposal.