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Navy: Portsmouth

Asked by Dame Caroline DinenageConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 May 2026UIN 1129

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much is the Royal Navy spending on private a) private rented accommodation b) hotels for service personnel serving in the Portsmouth Harbour area in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

Royal Navy spending on private rented accommodation and hotels for Service personnel serving in the Portsmouth Harbour area, in each of the last three financial years, is not recorded centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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