asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, by region (a) the number of units of accommodation held by each of the Armed Services for the use of Service families, (b) the number of units of accommodation for the use of Service families built and disposed of by each of the Services in each of the past 15 years, and (c) the number of units of accommodation for Service families owned by each of the services which had been empty for more than six months on 1st November.
The following tables give the information requested.
| TABLE 1—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS HELD BY EACH SERVICE | |||||||
Region
| RN
| Army
| RAF
| Total
| |||
| Northern | … | … | … | 55 | 406 | 383 | 844 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | … | … | … | 29 | 4,091 | 2,299 | 6,419 |
| East Midlands | … | … | … | — | 1,162 | 5,490 | 6,652 |
| East Anglia | … | … | … | — | 1,116 | 6,244 | 7,360 |
| South East | … | … | … | 6,878 | 18,795 | 9,157 | 34,830 |
| South West | … | … | … | 6,353 | 9,602 | 4,147 | 20,102 |
| West Midlands | … | … | … | — | 2,312 | 1,369 | 3,681 |
| North West | … | … | … | 43 | 1,325 | — | 1,368 |
| Wales | … | … | … | 1 | 634 | 2,336 | 2,971 |
| Scotland | … | … | … | 2,787 | 2,351 | 2,944 | 8,082 |
| Northern Ireland | … | … | … | 2 | 2,940 | 279 | 3,221 |
| TOTALS | … | … | … | 16,148 | 44,734 | 34,648 | 95,530 |
| TABLE 2—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS BUILT OR PURCHASED BY EACH SERVICE IN EACH OF THE PAST 15 YEARS | |||||||||||||||||||
Region/Service
| 1963
| 1964
| 1965
| 1966
| 1967
| 1968
| 1969
| 1970
| 1971
| 1972
| 1973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| To 31st October 1978
| Total
| ||
Northern
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | — | — | 165 |
Yorkshire and Humberside
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | — | 202 | — | 159 | — | — | — | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 236 | 3 | 965 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Midlands
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 33 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | 288 | 317 | — | — | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | 894 |
East Anglia
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | 55 | 137 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | 313 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 227 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | 696 |
Region/Service
| 1963
| 1964
| 1965
| 1966
| 1967
| 1968
| 1969
| 1970
| 1971
| 1972
| 1973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| To 31st October 1978
| Total
| ||
South-East
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | 172 | 204 | — | 456 | 61 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 1,067 | 214 | — | — | 200 | 2,427 |
| Army | … | … | 142 | 465 | 837 | 701 | 381 | 610 | 192 | 1,172 | 138 | 471 | 307 | 195 | 303 | 528 | 181 | 205 | 6,828 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | 170 | 64 | 84 | 218 | 30 | 172 | 274 | — | 24 | 400 | — | — | 140 | 157 |
South-West
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | 215 | 120 | 82 | 180 | 2 | 60 | 85 | 287 | 243 | 31 | — | — | 1,305 |
| Army | … | … | 4 | 81 | 548 | 29 | — | 924 | 28 | 260 | 105 | — | — | — | 134 | — | — | 91 | 2,204 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | — | 84 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 85 | — | — | 424 |
West Midlands
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | — | — | 426 | 32 | 86 | 19 | — | 101 | 241 | 2 | — | 116 | — | 35 | — | — | 1,058 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 138 |
North-West
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| Royal Navy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | — | — | 51 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 |
| Royal Air Force | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wales
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| Royal Navy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | — | — | 18 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 40 | — | — | 104 |
| Royal Air Force | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scotland
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | — | 344 | — | — | 1 | 545 |
| Army | … | … | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 14 | — | 22 | 24 | 209 | — | 482 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 79 | 266 | 22 | 197 | 113 | 691 |
Northern Ireland
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Army | … | … | 40 | 6 | 9 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 380 | 14 | — | — | 539 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 71 |
Totals
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| Royal Navy | … | … | — | — | — | 172 | 419 | 120 | 538 | 241 | 232 | 62 | 106 | 1,354 | 801 | 31 | — | 201 | 4,277 |
| Army | … | … | 186 | 835 | 1,889 | 1,005 | 470 | 1,553 | 220 | 1,915 | 484 | 612 | 348 | 311 | 882 | 724 | 626 | 369 | 12,655 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | — | — | — | 483 | 241 | 548 | 652 | 30 | 172 | 513 | 291 | 103 | 900 | 272 | 197 | 253 | 4,655 |
| GRAND TOTALS | … | … | 186 | 835 | 1,889 | 1,660 | 1,130 | 2,221 | 1,410 | 2,186 | 888 | 1,187 | 745 | 1,768 | 2,583 | 1,027 | 823 | 823 | 21,361 |
| TABLE 3—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS PASSED BY EACH SERVICE TO THE PSA FOR DISPOSAL | |||||||
Year
| RN
| Army
| RAF
| Total
| |||
| 1976 | … | … | … | 134 | 514 | 1,268 | 1,916 |
| 1977 | … | … | … | 208 | 846 | 442 | 1,496 |
| 1978 (to 31st October) | … | … | … | 374 | 1,050 | 980 | 2,404 |
| TOTALS | … | … | … | 716 | 2,410 | 2,690 | 5,816 |
| No record of the numbers of disposals was maintained before 1976. Current records do not analyse the figures by region. | |||||||
| TABLE 4—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS VACANT FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, AS AT 15TH JULY 1978 (THE LAST DATE ON WHICH FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE) | |||||||
Region
| RN
| Army
| RAF
| Total
| |||
| Northern | … | … | … | — | 45 | 1 | 46 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | … | … | … | 2 | 204 | 274 | 480 |
| East Midlands | … | … | … | — | 112 | 891 | 1,003 |
| East Anglia | … | … | … | — | 103 | 796 | 899 |
| South East | … | … | … | 327 | 978 | 953 | 2,258 |
| South West | … | … | … | 73 | 703 | 453 | 1,229 |
| West Midlands | … | … | … | — | 476 | 91 | 567 |
| North West | … | … | … | 4 | 80 | — | 84 |
| Wales | … | … | … | — | 17 | 80 | 97 |
| Scotland | … | … | … | 54 | 67 | 55 | 176 |
| Northern Ireland | … | … | … | — | 47 | — | 47 |
| TOTAL | … | … | … | 460 | 2,832 | 3,594 | 6,886 |