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Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to recruit and develop the required specialist skills to deliver the Defence Housing Strategy.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to recruit and develop the required specialist skills to deliver the Defence Housing Strategy.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The new Defence Housing Service will enable the additional focus, specialist expertise and changed culture to deliver a significantly expanded renewal and development programme set out in the Defence Housing Strategy. The Interim Chair of the Defence Hous...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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