Gerald Jones
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(6 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Ellwood
As far as I understand it, there are no plans to remove single-living accommodation, which forms part of the complex offering of service family accommodation. As we have heard, we need to rationalise the defence estate across the country, and we are returning officers and personnel from the Rhine, which will require building projects, including single-living accommodation.
Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab)
As we have heard, the Armed Forces Pay Review Body’s 46th report found that there was an
“overwhelming view that the maintenance service provided by CarillionAmey was continuing to fall well short of the needs of Service personnel and their families.”
Service families are tired of Government platitudes, so how bad do things have to get before the Government get a grip on the issue?
Mr Ellwood
I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place and to the Dispatch Box. He is right to raise that issue. I have just inherited this brief, and there has been concern about standards, in which the Secretary of State has taken a personal interest. We are ensuring that performance levels are up to par, and there will be an opportunity to renegotiate the contract in 2021.