Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) flying hours and (b) air strikes have been conducted by British armed forces against Daesh in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria in each of the last 12 months.
Answered by James Heappey
There have been 37 Weapon Release Events in the past 12 months (37 in Iraq and zero in Syria). The combined flying hours of Reaper and Typhoon during this period were 15,192 (Reaper: 7,799; and Typhoon: 7,393). As the data concern operational activity, figures may be updated in future.
Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the 40 most expensive substitute service family accommodation and substitute single living accommodation properties rented out in the last 12 months were.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
Please see a table below displaying the 40 highest monthly rental charges for Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA) and Substitute Service Single Accommodation (SSSA) in the last 12 months, these figures have been rounded to the nearest pound:
Type | Monthly Rental Charge* | Town |
SSFA | £5,008 | Esher |
SSFA | £4,850 | Taplow |
SSFA | £4,026 | London |
SSSA | £3,100 | Grantown On Spey |
SSFA | £3,085 | Tadworth |
SSSA | £2,900 | Moray |
SSSA | £2,700 | London |
SSFA | £2,650 | Edinburgh |
SSFA | £2,640 | Wallingford |
SSFA | £2,626 | Birmingham |
SSSA | £2,543 | London |
SSFA | £2,450 | Cambridge |
SSSA | £2,426 | London |
SSSA | £2,413 | London |
SSSA | £2,337 | London |
SSFA | £2,300 | Cambridge |
SSFA | £2,270 | Solihull |
SSSA | £2,263 | London |
SSSA | £2,238 | London |
SSFA | £2,200 | Cambridge |
SSFA | £2,200 | Bishops Stortford |
SSFA | £2,144 | Havant |
SSSA | £2,125 | London |
SSSA | £2,125 | London |
SSSA | £2,108 | London |
SSFA | £2,100 | Woodbridge |
SSSA | £2,057 | London |
SSSA | £2,050 | London |
SSSA | £2,050 | London |
SSSA | £2,043 | London |
SSSA | £2,029 | London |
SSSA | £2,025 | London |
SSSA | £2,023 | London |
SSFA | £2,023 | Middlesbrough |
SSSA | £2,011 | London |
SSSA | £2,000 | London |
SSSA | £2,000 | London |
SSSA | £2,000 | London |
SSSA | £2,000 | London |
SSSA | £2,000 | London |
* Includes where appropriate contributions to monthly rent paid by service personnel.
The substitute accommodation contract contains regional maximum rental charges which are commercially sensitive. Other than in exceptional circumstances MOD will pay only up to the maximum rent.
Personnel below the rank of Major (and its equivalents) in SSSA are expected to share with personnel of a similar rank, which is the case in some of the SSSA shown in the table.
Service personnel can also make a contribution towards the rent of a property over the rental charge limit, based on their personal requirements, which is the case in some of the properties shown in the table.