HC Deb 29 October 1998 vol 318 cc221-3W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many properties he estimates will be required by the Defence Housing Executive in Scotland to meet the needs of service personnel at 1 April (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2005.[57036]

Mr. Spellar

The DHE are currently working on the figures:

  1. (a) 1999: 5,661
  2. (b) 2000: 5,354
  3. (c) 2005: 5,104.

The 2005 assumptions are an estimate pending the full implementation of Strategic Defence Review recommendations.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the amount of rent/violent profits abated in respect of due rent in Defence Housing Executive properties in Scotland(a) in the financial year 1996–97, (b) in the financial year 1997–98 and (c) from 1 April 1998 to date. [57034]

Mr. Spellar

The amount of rent/violent profits abated is as follows:

  1. (a) 1996–97: 0
  2. (b) 1997–98: 0
  3. (c) 1998–99: 10,000.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans the Defence Housing Executive has to(a) sell, (b) demolish and (c) otherwise dispose of housing stock in Scotland which it has identified as being surplus to requirements. [57037]

Mr. Spellar

The current plans are:

  1. (a) To sell 352 properties
  2. (b) To demolish 265 properties
  3. (c) To lease 118 properties to a Housing Association.

The remainder of properties are being held both to maintain a management margin of vacant quarters and for refurbishment, and until the effects of the Strategic Defence Review are fully evaluated.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many eviction orders have been awarded to the Defence Housing Executive in Scotland in(a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998 to date. [57033]

Mr. Spellar

The following eviction orders have been awarded:

  1. (a) 1996: 0
  2. (b) 1997: 21
  3. (c) 1998: 25.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many evictions have been raised by the Defence Housing Executive in Scotland in (a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998 to date. [57032]

Mr. Spellar

The number of evictions raised by DHE are as follows:

  1. (a) 1996: 0
  2. (b) 1997: 29
  3. (c) 1998: 57.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Defence Housing Executive properties there are in Scotland; how many are presently occupied; how many of these are occupied by(a) serving forces personnel, (b) former forces personnel, (c) the partners of serving and former forces personnel, (d) irregular tenants, (e) tenants and (f) others, under tenancy agreements. [57031]

Mr. Spellar

There are currently 6,091 Defence Housing Executive properties in Scotland.

  1. (a) 4,092 properties occupied by serving forces personnel
  2. (b) 57 properties occupied by former forces personnel
  3. (c) 57 properties occupied by partners of serving and former forces personnel
  4. (d) 114 properties are occupied by irregular tenants (The definition of Irregular Occupants is described at (b) and (c) i.e. former forces personnel and partners of serving and former forces personnel. The response at d is, therefore, the sum of (b) and (c)
  5. (e) 165 properties are under other tenancy agreements.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many unoccupied Defence Housing Executive properties there were in Scotland in(a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998. [57035]

Mr. Spellar

The numbers of unoccupied properties in Scotland were as follows:

  1. (a) 1996: 1,431
  2. (b) 1997: 1,312
  3. (c) 1998: 1,509.