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Ministry of Defence: Housing

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 21 February 2022.

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Photo of Kieran Mullan Kieran Mullan Conservative, Crewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s performance in delivering value from the defence estate.

Photo of Jeremy Quin Jeremy Quin The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

The value of the Defence Estate is in enabling our Armed Forces to live, work, train and deploy, to deliver military capability as outlined in the Defence Plan. While the Department can obtain financial value from the estate by allowing third party use where appropriate where assets are not required long term for Ministry of Defence use we dispose of surplus sites in line with Treasury value for money requirements.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 21 February 2022, cW)

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