Question follow-through · 18391

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to support service personnel and their families in Lossiemouth and Kinloss sites in the context of delays to the refurbishment of 14,000 military homes.

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
16 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his department is taking to support service personnel and their families in Lossiemouth and Kinloss sites in the context of delays to the refurbishment of 14,000 military homes.

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence will publish its delivery timeline for the £9.2 billion Defence Housing Strategy over the next 12 months. Work has already commenced on the 14,000 homes requiring substantial refurbishment, as set out in the Defence Housing Strateg...

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