Question follow-through · 30347
Ministry of Defence: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) release (i) underused and (ii) surplus land to help meet housing targets in South and North Cotswolds.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) release (i) underused and (ii) surplus land to help meet housing targets in South and North Cotswolds.
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to reviewing its estate to ensure it is of the right size and suitable for Defence purposes, whilst supporting wider Government house building initiatives. On average, the MOD releases enough surplus land for ove...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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