To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's houses in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland have been declared surplus in each year since 1979.
[holding answer 22 February 1988]: I regret that the information requested is not available broken down by country. The total number of properities declared surplus in each year is as follows:
| Number | |
| (a) Married Quarters1 2 | |
| 15 January 1979 to 14 January 1980 | 1,618 |
| 15 January 1980 to 14 January 1981 | 2,161 |
| 15 January 1981 to 14 January 1982 | 1,189 |
| 15 January 1982 to 14 January 1983 | 1,000 |
| 15 January 1983 to 14 January 1984 | 506 |
| 15 January 1984 to 14 January 1985 | 686 |
| 15 January 1985 to 31 March 1986 | 1,595 |
| 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987 | 1,523 |
| 1 April 1987 to 30 November 19873 | 1,220 |
| Total | 11,498 |
Number
| |
(b) MOD Civilian Houses 4
| |
| 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1980 | 5 |
| 1 April 1980 to 31 March 1981 | 11 |
| 1 April 1981 to 31 March 1982 | 329 |
| 1 April 1982 to 31 March 1983 | 526 |
| 1 April 1983 to 31 March 1984 | 82 |
| 1 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 | 599 |
| 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986 | 305 |
| 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987 | 149 |
| 1 April 1987 to 19 February 19883 | 167 |
| Total | 2,173 |
1 Including flats. | |
2These figures do not include surplus properties transferred to the Territorial Army, the United States forces in the United Kingdom or which may have been demolished. | |
3 Latest recorded figures. | |
4 Including demolitions and transfers. | |