Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 66809, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that the six per cent of service accommodation properties below the decent homes standard improve to meet that standard.

All Service personnel are entitled to Service Family Accommodation at Decent Homes Standard or above. No Service family are obligated to accept a home below this standard.

Of the properties assessed 96% are now at or exceed the Decent Homes Standard.

The vast majority of properties below decent homes standard are vacant and will not to be allocated to Service families. A very small minority are large listed buildings which nevertheless fall under the category of Service Family Accommodation.