Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for the public purse of Annington's 2021 review of rents on the properties sold to it by his Department in 1996; and if he will make a statement.

I am unable to comment on the work currently under way to ensure any new housing contract proves better value for the Department as to do so would prejudice the Department's commercial interests. There is a break clause to allow for re-negotiation of the contract with Annington Homes Limited in 2021.