Asked by: Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which areas of (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) armed services land is being used in relation to the tree planting programmes supported by the Government.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials are working closely with colleagues at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Forestry Commission to ensure suitable MOD land is included within Government Programmes.
MOD officials are undertaking an extensive UK wide survey to establish how much potential land is available for woodland creation on its estate.
Site specific areas for new woodland are currently being finalised in Long-Term Forest Plans. MOD officials have identified potential tree planting opportunities across 25 UK sites, totalling some 750ha, potentially 1.5 - 2 million trees dependent on planting schemes.
Advanced planning work is already underway at Otterburn, Okehampton and Driffield Training Areas.
Asked by: Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure that new homes built for service (a) men and (b) women are constructed to high levels of energy efficiency.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has policy in place to ensure that providers of new build homes construct properties to achieve high levels of energy efficiency.
The MOD is also developing pilot projects this year to identify how best to maximise the energy performance of residential buildings and reduce carbon emissions. Two pilot projects will be carried out at RAF Marham and RAF Brize Norton, retrofitting innovative technologies to existing buildings.
Asked by: Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) insulation and (b) energy efficiency of buildings owned by (i) his Department and (ii) the armed services.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Department has invested in energy saving initiatives within the Defence Estate, including LED lighting, improving Building Management Control, the installation of pipe lagging and the replacement of boilers and heating systems. In addition, the Defence Related Environmental Assessment Method (DREAM) is an environmental performance assessment required for new build and refurbishment projects within Ministry of Defence (MOD). DREAM has a focus on the various means to reduce energy and improve efficiency.
Energy Audits are completed across the highest consuming Area Utility sites. This promotes the identification of future opportunities to help drive down cost, consumption and CO2 emissions.
Across the MOD housing estate, the annual improvement programme includes a range of energy efficiency measures such as: the installation of new boilers, doors and windows; improving loft and external wall insulation; replacing roofs; and removal and capping of chimneys.
Asked by: Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new homes have been built for service (a) men and (b) women in the last two years.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
There have been 985 Service Family Accommodation properties built for Service personnel over the last two years as at 30 June 2020.