Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military housing units are scheduled for (a) renovation and (b) replacement.

The Department has instructed improvement works to c4,000 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) this Financial Year (FY). This includes external wall insulation, door, window and roof replacements, heating upgrades, new kitchens and bathrooms, and extensive refurbishment of c1,000 long-term void SFA. This is in addition to work to treat damp and mould in c4,000 SFA.

In FY 2022-23, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) purchased 310 properties to replace SFA that has either reached its predicted life expectancy and requires significant investment to meet future sustainability targets; or has been re-located to support military unit moves where the SFA in the previous location is being disposed of.