Question follow-through · 112473

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality, maintenance and availability of service family accommodation in Scotland.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
18 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality, maintenance and availability of service family accommodation in Scotland.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Defence Housing Strategy sets out our vision for military housing across the UK, including the Devolved Nations. The Defence Housing Service will deliver the recommendations of our new Defence Housing Strategy which is backed by £9 billion of investme...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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