Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he is making on implementing the commitments set out in A better defence estate.

The Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio remains on track to deliver £4.3 billion of investment in modern, greener and more sustainable facilities within the next decade. To date it has completed 290 technical surveys, capacity and assessment studies, released enough land through the disposal of surplus sites for 5,215 new homes. It is a significant and demanding project on which Defence is determined to deliver.