Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since 1 January 2022 he received requests from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the impact of increases in gas and electricity prices on service personnel paying their own utility bills in service family accommodation.

There have been no requests to discuss this matter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The majority of those residing in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) use private sector energy providers. As such, the Government's Energy Bill Support Scheme is applicable to personnel paying their own utility bills, in common with the general population. Service personnel will have been included in considerations made by the Chancellor on that basis.