Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the service accommodation at Chicksands base in Mid Bedfordshire falls into each category of accommodation standard.

Of the 255 Service Family Accommodation properties at Chicksands, Mid Bedfordshire, 98.5% meet or exceed the Decent Homes (DH) Standard.

A breakdown is shown in the table below:

All Service Family Accommodation allocated to Service families in the UK meets the Government’s Decent Homes Standard as a minimum. Homes below this standard should not be allocated to Service personnel and their families.

There are 1,228 Single Living Accommodation (SLA) Bedspaces at Chicksands, Mid Bedfordshire.

A breakdown is shown in the table below:

There are four grades of permanent SLA - ranging from one to four, one being the highest condition - based on the assessment criteria of location, age, state of repair, size and facilities.