Defence written question – answered at on 7 July 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of single living accommodation units (a) in the UK and (b) overseas are in each standard for condition grade.
All Single Living Accommodation (SLA) is assessed by Grade for Charge (GfC) rather than Standard for Condition. GfC is an assessment of the chargeable condition of the accommodation, along with other factors such as the size, location and closeness to amenities. As at March 2008, SLA is at thefollowing grade:
UK SLA bed-spaces | Percentage | Overseas SLA bed-spaces | Percentage | |
Grade 1 | 34,320 | 25 | 2,650 | 12 |
Grade 2 | 19,180 | 14 | 1,800 | 8 |
Grade 3 | 21,460 | 16 | 4,890 | 23 |
Grade 4 | 62,460 | 45 | 11,980 | 56 |
This Department accepts that not all SLA is of a standard that our Service personnel deserve and we are addressing this. Since 2003, some 26,000 new or improved bed-spaces have been delivered with a further 30,000 planned by 2013.
More generally, over the next decade £8.4 billion will be spent on accommodation.
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