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1682591

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent replacing lost military combat gear in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/01/2024 15:50:08 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1682592

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents relating to the loss of (a) heating and (b) hot water were reported at (i) HMS Raleigh, (ii) Commando Training Centre Lympstone, (iii) HMS Sultan, (iv) HMS Collingwood, (v) CHOM, YHOM, DOM and No1 Mess RAFC Cranwell, (vi) RAF Halton, (vii) Catterick Garrison, (viii) RAF Cosford and (ix) Stonehouse Barracks in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The table below details the number of reported incidents relating to the loss of heating and hot water for buildings on each of the sites requested for the last twelve months to 16 January 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Heating only</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hot Water only</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Heating &amp; </strong> <strong>Hot Water combined</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS RALEIGH</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RM COMMANDO TRAINING CENTRE</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS SULTAN</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS COLLINGWOOD</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF CRANWELL</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF HALTON</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CATTERICK GARRISON</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>819</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DCAE COSFORD</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STONEHOUSE BARRACKS</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Reported incidents include all repairs associated with heating and hot water and are not limited to total loss of heating or hot water.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Future Defence Infrastructure Services Built Estates contract, contractors are obliged to respond to the loss of heating immediately to make buildings safe, and within 12 hours to restore functionality for certain asset types, including Single Living Accommodation. For less operationally critical buildings, functionality should be restored within five working days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/01/2024 09:28:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1682593

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the number of compensation payments that have been awarded to families living in service accommodation in the last 12 months; and what the total value was of these payments each month.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Compensation payments are administered and funded by the suppliers at no cost to the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the data the Department holds on the number of compensation payments that have been awarded to families living in Service Family Accommodation in the last 12 months and the total value for each month:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 23</p></td><td><p>1703</p></td><td><p>£186,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 23</p></td><td><p>1,009</p></td><td><p>£211,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 23</p></td><td><p>2,995</p></td><td><p>£285,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 23</p></td><td><p>1,731</p></td><td><p>£165,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 23</p></td><td><p>3,865</p></td><td><p>£225,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 23</p></td><td><p>2,752</p></td><td><p>£175,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 23</p></td><td><p>2,742</p></td><td><p>£159,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 23</p></td><td><p>3,043</p></td><td><p>£164,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 23</p></td><td><p>2,007</p></td><td><p>£134,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 23</p></td><td><p>1,276</p></td><td><p>£112,567</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 23</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>£236,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 23</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td><td><p>£102,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1-17 January 24</p></td><td><p>794</p></td><td><p>£97,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27,012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,256,571</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/01/2024 14:25:17 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1682636

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single living accommodation bed spaces his Department owns as of 16 January 2024; and of those, how many and what proportion are located in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>In the UK there are 154,000 single living bedspaces.</p><p> </p><p>There are c.133,000 permanent and temporary bedspaces and a further 21,000 bedspaces in the UK training estate.</p><p> </p><p>81,000 Service personnel occupy permanent Single Living Accommodation (SLA) across all Services meaning that 55.7% of Armed Forces Personnel are accommodated in SLA.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/01/2024 17:33:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1682637

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on reducing vacant service family accommodation properties to 10%.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>As at 16 January 2024, the Department has 47,863 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties in the UK, 18.6% of SFA were vacant and 96% of SFA met Decent Homes Standard.</p><p>The void rate has reduced from 23% in 2019 to c. 19.5% in November 2023 to 18.6% in January 2024.</p><p>Forthcoming changes to accommodation entitlements under the New Accommodation Offer will significantly increase the number of personnel entitled to SFA. This is expected to lead to a significant increase in demand for SFA, thereby reducing the void rate further.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/01/2024 15:50:42 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1682638

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of service family accommodation properties (a) are vacant and (b) meet the Decent Homes Standard as of 16 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>As at 16 January 2024, the Department has 47,863 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties in the UK, 18.6% of SFA were vacant and 96% of SFA met Decent Homes Standard.</p><p> </p><p>The void rate has reduced from 23% in 2019 to c19.5% in November 2023 to 18.6% in January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Forthcoming changes to accommodation entitlements under the New Accommodation Offer will significantly increase the number of personnel entitled to SFA. This is expected to lead to a significant increase in demand for SFA, thereby reducing the void rate further.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/01/2024 17:47:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1682639

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many open work orders for repairs there were for (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation as of 16 January 2024..
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>As at 16 January 2024, there were 15,095 open work orders for response maintenance for Service Family Accommodation and 16,542 for Single Living Accommodation.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/01/2024 17:49:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard