Armed Forces: Housing

Mr. Gerald Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the financial allocation was to the Defence housing budget for the (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 financial years; and what the planned expenditure is for 2008-09.

Derek Twigg
The financial allocation for Defence Estate's Housing Directorate (formerly the Defence Housing Executive), which covers the costs of the provision of houses to Service families in Great Britain net of contributions by personnel, but excluding overheads, is as follows:

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|                                 |£ million|
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|2006-07                          |1240     |
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|2007-08                          |2261     |
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|1 Actual expenditure. 2 Forecast.|         |
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The budget for 2008-09 is still being finalised as part of the Department's current planning.

Dr. Murrison
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of married quarters were of each grade one to four in the last year for which figures are available.

Derek Twigg
I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces gave on 12 November 2007, Official Report, columns 49-50W, to the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox).