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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Monday, 18 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 July 2022 (named day). It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 July 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Housing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will publish details for each listed type of service family accommodation of (a) the standard number of occupants and bedrooms, (b) the square footage of the property and (c) the number of service personnel living in each type of accommodation as of 31 March 2022.

Answer

The table below details each type of Service Family Accommodation (SFA), the standard number of occupants and bedrooms, floor size by square meterage and the number of personnel living in each type of SFA.

Property Type

Standard Number of Occupants

Number of Bedrooms

Total Floor Size (sq m)

Number of Service Licence Holders Occupying as at 31 March 2022

Type 1

6/7

2 Double, 2/3 Single

251

55

Type 2

6/7

2 Double, 2/3 Single

210

207

Type 3

6

2 Double, 2 Single

155.5

1,433

Type 4

6

2 Double, 2 Single

137

2,900

Type 5

5

2 Double, 1 Single

116.4

2,539

Type 5S

5

2 Double, 1 Single

137

611

Type B

4

2 Double

85.5

6,978

Type C

5

2 Double, 1 Single

94.5

18,515

Type D

7

3 Double, 1 Single

119.5

3,050

Type DS* (Type DS* is a Type D SFA, that is comprised of two SFA’s reconfigured to make one).

7

3 Double, 1 Single

47

Some SFA will comprise of more than one service resident.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38564
Session
2022-23
Related items
Armed Forces: Housing
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Housing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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