Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the 40 most expensive substitute service family accommodation and substitute single living accommodation properties rented out in the last 12 months were.

Please see a table below displaying the 40 highest monthly rental charges for Substitute Service Family Accommodation (SSFA) and Substitute Service Single Accommodation (SSSA) in the last 12 months, these figures have been rounded to the nearest pound:

* Includes where appropriate contributions to monthly rent paid by service personnel.

The substitute accommodation contract contains regional maximum rental charges which are commercially sensitive. Other than in exceptional circumstances MOD will pay only up to the maximum rent.

Personnel below the rank of Major (and its equivalents) in SSSA are expected to share with personnel of a similar rank, which is the case in some of the SSSA shown in the table.

Service personnel can also make a contribution towards the rent of a property over the rental charge limit, based on their personal requirements, which is the case in some of the properties shown in the table.