Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 November 2023 on Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning, HCWS28, what his planned timetable is for completing the replacement of (a) kitchens and (b) bathrooms.

The Department allocated £400 million additional funding over this financial year and next for Service Family Accommodation (SFA); £220 million for FY2023-24 and £180 million for FY 2024-25. The £220 million for this financial year was received at the end of July 2023 and since then the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has been working at pace to instruct works to improve SFA.

This financial year, £15 million has been allocated to fund a nationwide programme to replace kitchens and bathrooms in circa 1060 SFA. These replacement works are underway and should be complete by the end of this financial year.