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Armed Forces: Housing

Asked by Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 May 2025UIN 52481

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to use a proportion of the additional funding for defence to improve (a) accommodation and (b) facilities for (i) service personnel and (ii) their families in Wiltshire.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Defence Housing Strategy, planned for publication later this year, will set out a roadmap to deliver a generational renewal of military accommodation. The main objective is to raise the minimum standard of Armed Forces housing across the Ministry of Defence estate, including military housing in Wiltshire.

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