§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money has been allocated(a) to improve armed forces single living accommodation and (b) to upgrade married quarters in the last three years. [25704]
§ Dr. MoonieOver the last three financial years we have spent £283 million on upgrading single living accommodation, and £167 million on service family accommodation (SFA). A new Modernisation programme for single living accommodation was announced in March 2001 by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence. Worth some £1 billion, its aim is the upgrading of over 30,000 bed spaces within five years of the appointment of a prime contractor. The Defence Housing Executive has a continuing programme to upgrade the core of stock of service families accommodation by the end of 2005.