HC Deb 14 July 2003 vol 409 c65W
Bob Russell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the terms of the sale to Annington Homes of Ministry of Defence dwellings at Colchester Garrison provide for their re-purchase if required by his Department; [124933]

(2) if he will re-purchase the remaining stock of former Ministry of Defence dwellings at Colchester Garrison, occupied by military personnel, which were sold to Annington Homes. [124931]

Mr. Caplin

The 1996 sale to Annington Homes Ltd. of Service families accommodation in England and Wales was on the basis of a 999 year lease. The Ministry of Defence immediately leased back some 55,000 houses, initially for 200 years.

There is no provision in the sale agreement for MOD to re-purchase any of the properties subject to these arrangements.