§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many families are waiting for accommodation broken down by region; and if he will make a statement; [38231]
(2) whether the Defence Housing Executive holds the details of (a) which families will be placed in houses awaiting families and (b) when the families will be placed in specific properties; and if he will make a statement. [38230]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Defence Housing Executive (DHE) provides housing to meet the entitled Service applicants' required dates for accommodation. When DHE accommodation is unavailable, Substitute Service Families
164WAccommodation (SSFA) is provided by DHE from the private rental market. In the quarter October to December 2001, the last period for which information is available, there were no known cases of entitled Service families, having applied for Service Families Accommodation, being left without accommodation. Each DHE Area Office holds details of DHE or SSFA properties that have been allocated to Service families and the families' planned move-in dates. If the hon. Member has a specific case in mind perhaps he would let me know.