Armed Forces Families Housing 2025-11-03

2025-11-03

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Q1 Direct Answer
Connor Rand Lab
Altrincham and Sale West
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In the week of Remembrance Sunday, Mr Rand highlighted the importance of supporting armed forces and their families daily. He noted that over the past decade, two thirds of service family accommodation was deemed unfit for purpose by the Defence Committee.
It is important to restate that supporting our armed forces and their families should be a year-round commitment. How will the new consumer charter ensure that we provide homes fit for heroes?
My hon. Friend recognises remembrance as a time to honour current service members alongside those from the past. We address demands on them by ensuring they do not worry about living in unfit homes. We end the scandal of Tory privatisation and invest £9 billion over ten years to improve existing housing. Additionally, we build new homes on surplus defence land to ensure that armed forces families have fit-for-purpose accommodation.
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Q2 Direct Answer
Lee Dillon LD
Newbury
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Mr Dillon welcomed the £9 billion investment in military housing but was concerned about responsive repairs being delayed while waiting for new systems.
I welcome the £9 billion investment. Can you assure Members, serving personnel and their families that urgent repairs will not be delayed?
This year, a new consumer standard was introduced to raise the required level of repairs and response times. Complaints about forces housing have halved over the first year of this Government compared to previous levels. While there will always be ongoing issues, I am committed to addressing these problems swiftly.
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