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Ministry of Defence: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many child play areas there are across the defence estate; and what the annual cost is of their upkeep.

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
9 Oct 2024
Answer
9 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many child play areas there are across the defence estate; and what the annual cost is of their upkeep.

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    There are 618 play areas across the defence estate. It is not possible to break down the annual cost of their upkeep as their maintenance forms part of the wider Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) contracts and it is not possible to isolate the...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Ministry of Defence: Land

7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many playgrounds there are across the military estate; what assessment he has made of the state of those playgrounds; and what steps he is taking to maintain and upgrade children’s play areas.