§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) single quarters and (b) married quarters there are at (i) RAF Halton and (ii) RAF High Wycombe; and how many of such quarters in each station are unoccupied. [114208]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 13 March 2000]: At RAF Halton there are currently 539 families quarters, of which 120 are unoccupied. Of these 80 are surplus for disposal and the remainder are awaiting incoming Service families or modernisation.
At RAF High Wycombe there are currently 748 families quarters, of which 65 are unoccupied. Of these all are either awaiting incoming Service families or modernisation.
Accommodation for single personnel is in the form of either individual rooms, rooms accommodating two to four people, or multiple occupancy rooms in barrack blocks which have nine to ten bed spaces per room. Based on a count of available bed spaces the figures for single accommodation are as follows:
Total capacity Unoccupied RAF Halton 2,553 1,193 RAF High Wycombe 641 184