To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any of the staff in his Department who are not serving members of the armed forces are classed as key workers for the purposes of the (a) low-cost home ownership and (b) shared ownership schemes. (104313)

Ministry of Defence civilian personnel who are classed as key workers for the purposes of low- cost home ownership schemes such as the new-build home-buy shared equity scheme are:

Members of the Ministry of Defence Police

Uniformed members of the Defence Fire Service

Clinical staff excluding doctors and dentists.