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Question follow-through · 1830

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of accommodation for (a) service people and (b) their families.

answeredHelen MorganMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
30 Jul 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 81 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of accommodation for (a) service people and (b) their families.

  2. 30 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to setting new minimum standards for military housing. We are assessing options to drive up standards and deliver the homes our Service families deserve. As a first step, we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner as an ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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