§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the(a) budget and (b) timescale is for the programme to improve single living accommodation for armed forces personnel. [63163]
§ Dr. MoonieThe budget for improvements to single living accommodation is £2 billion.
Project SLAM in conjunction with parallel projects is aiming to deliver 70,000 new or upgraded bed spaces within a 10-year period commencing in 2003.
§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he intends to improve the single living accommodation at RAF Stafford. [63165]
§ Dr. MoonieThe need to upgrade single living accommodation (SLA) at RAF Stafford was considered when compiling the RAF SLA modernisation programme, (Project SLAM). However, as RAF Stafford was assessed to have sufficient SLA at grade 2 condition or above to meet its long term requirements, it was not included in the programme. Along with other stations with grade 2 accommodation, RAF Stafford will be considered for upgrade once the worst RAF SLA has been upgraded.
§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the criteria are for prioritising the projects for the improvement of single living accommodation for armed forces personnel. [63164]
§ Dr. MooniePrioritisation is on a "worst first" basis at locations where there is a long term operational need for single living accommodation (SLA).
The worst SLA is defined as grade 3 and below, as assessed against the Ministry of Defence's four tier system laid out in Joint Service Publication 315.