§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many married families are awaiting the allocation of appropriate housing in Colchester; [71473]
(2) how many married quarters there are in Colchester, broken down by standard of condition; [71475]
(3) what plans he has to improve the standard of service families' accommodation in Colchester. [71474]
§ Dr. MoonieThere is no waiting list for the 1,207 service families' quarters in Colchester. Their standard for condition is shown in the table.
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Standard Numbers Standard 1 400 Standard 2 750 Standard 3 57 Standard 4 — Total 1,207 Around 95 per cent. of the properties are at Standard 1 or Standard 2 for condition. Having completed two phases of a long term programme of upgrade to service housing in Colchester, further phases are planned provisionally for financial years 2003–04 and 2004–05, which will raise over 600 more properties to Standard 1 for condition.