HC Deb 25 July 2000 vol 354 cc554-5W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much Service personnel housing is owned by his Department(a) in the UK and (b) overseas. [132072]

Dr. Moonie

The Ministry of Defence owns 13,508 properties in the United Kingdom and 3,215 overseas.

The majority of Service Families Accommodation in England and Wales were sold on a 999 year lease to Annington Homes Ltd. in November 1996. The Ministry of Defence leases back those properties it needs to house Service personnel and their families.

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