As at 25 December 2006 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) leased 41,831 properties from Annington Homes. The contract with Annington Homes was signed on 5 November 1996.
The service family homes leased from Annington are spread across some 540 sites in England and Wales which serve RAF stations, Army Barracks and Naval bases, as well as Reserve Forces and Cadets Association centres. Some are official residences. A more detailed breakdown of the location of these properties will take more time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member when this has been done and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
The Ministry of Defence spent the following amounts on leasing family quarters from Annington Homes Ltd.:
£ million 1996 16.80 1997 110.96 1998 109.03 1999 107.87 2000 112.48 2001 115.42 2002 122.34 2003 130.76 2004 130.91 2005 136.43 2006 142.42
Rent was calculated from 5 November 1996 to 24 December 1996 for the first year and from 25 December to 24 December for each subsequent year.
The information in respect of maintenance and refurbishment of properties leased from Annington Homes is not available for all years, as it was collected and managed by individual Housing Directorate regions and their contractors in differing formats. However, the MOD spent the following amounts:
£ million 2001-02 123.0 2002-03 92.0 2003-04 103.0 2004-05 191.6 2005-06 1109.2 1 Includes upgrade expenditure of £10.2 million (2004-05) and £21.1 million (2005-06) although some of this may have been expended on houses still owned by the MOD.