§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money has been spent on(a) building new MoD housing, (b) demolishing MoD housing, (c) rebuilding MoD housing and (d) PFI housing projects year by year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [44969]
§ Dr. MoonieThe following tables give details of the amount spent by the Defence Housing Executive by project type and year:
Building new Ministry of Defence housing (adding to the existing stock) Financial year £ million 1996–97 Nil 1997–98 8.285 1998–99 6.398 1999–2000 4.123 2000–01 0.239 2001–02 0.540
Demolishing MoD housing (clearing sites and reducing stock) Financial year £ million 1996–97 Nil 1997–98 1.509 1998–99 Nil 1999–2000 Nil 2000–01 0.017 2001–02 0.081 848W
Rebuilding MoD housing (demolition/rebuild) Financial year £ million 1996–97 2.244 1997–98 1.271 1998–99 1.369 1999–2000 11.960 2000–01 19.146 2001–02 24.166 Insufficient information is available to separate demolition costs from upgrade costs on demolition/rebuild projects.
Public private partnership housing projects Financial year £ million 1996–97 Nil 1997–98 Nil 1998–99 Nil 1999–2000 2.7 2000–01 9.7 2001–02 10.6 (to end Feb.2002)
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel and their families were housed in private sector accommodation in each year between 1992 and 1997; and if he will make a statement. [45440]
§ Dr. MoonieThe information is not available. Prior to 1997 Service personnel who were required to live in private sector accommodation made their own arrangements and were paid an Excess Rent Allowance (ERA). No records are held of the numbers of Service personnel who were in receipt of ERA.