Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146780 on Armed Forces: Housing, who sets the key performance indicators for the Future Defence Infrastructure Service contracts for service family accommodation; who decides whether those indicators have been met; and what the consequences are when indicators are not met.

The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for the Future Defence Infrastructure Service contracts for Service Family Accommodation are set by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

The DIO decides whether the KPIs have been achieved using data provided by the suppliers.

There are a number of potential consequences of not reaching the acceptable level of performance, including a percentage of the profit being withheld.