Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to modernise accommodation for armed forces personnel.

Improvement works in the last financial year (FY) resulted in approximately 13,000 homes receiving upgrades. This included new kitchens, bathrooms, roofs, doors, windows, and boilers. Additionally, around 1,400 properties received external wall insulation to improve their energy efficiency and reduce incidences of damp.

£176 million of improvement works are planned for FY 2022-23, which will modernise around 9,800 Service Family Accommodation properties, which is around 20% of total housing stock.

Additionally, around £88 million has been allocated in FY 2022-23 to replace some of the poorest quality properties with modern homes.