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<p>As announced by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and
Veterans (Anna Soubry) in February 2014, £40 million of LIBOR money is being allocated
to the Veterans Accommodation Fund (VAF).</p><p> </p><p>The table below details, by
Country, the number and the outcome of bids received for the VAF.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Bids Received </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of Successful Bids</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK wide</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The Fund attracted bids totalling £163 million. Unfortunately, the
limit of funding meant that a number of good projects had to be turned down. The whole
£40 million VAF has now been allocated, with nine of the sixteen successful projects
already announced. The complete list can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-accommodatino-fund/veterans-accommodation-fund-what-you-need-to-know-armed-forces-covenant"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-accommodatino-fund/veterans-accommodation-fund-what-you-need-to-know-armed-forces-covenant</a>.
There are no current plans to extend the Fund.</p>
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