Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 November 2023 on Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning, UIN HCWS28, how many families in Service Family Accommodation with a damp and mould report will receive a damp and mould mitigation package before (a) December 2023, (b) January 2024, (c) February 2024 and (d) March 2024.

As part of the £400 million additional funding announced in the July 2023 Defence Command Paper Refresh for this financial year and next, a year-long £29 million programme of mitigation works is now underway to address damp and mould in circa 4,000 homes.

Works are being rolled out as fast as the supply chain is able, at a very large number of sites across the UK. Therefore, it is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown by month. However, the most severely affected homes are being tackled first and over 1,200 have been completed to date. We estimate that around 3,300 will be completed by 31 March 2024, with the remaining circa 700 being completed early next financial year.