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| Army at 1 March 2007 | ||||||
| Total | Percentage | Officers | Percentage | Other Ranks | Percentage | |
| RAF at 1 March 2006 | ||||||
| Total | Percentage | Officers | Percentage | Other Ranks | Percentage | |
| n/a denotes not available. | ||||||
Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place a copy of the Chief of the General Staff’s Briefing Team Report (2007) in the Library. [167177]
Des Browne: Yes. I shall arrange for a copy of the Chief of the General Staffs Briefing Team Spring 2007 report to be placed in the Library of the House.
Armed Forces: Compensation
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many applications under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme have been turned down because of failure to comply with the time limit in each year since the scheme was set up. [162661]
Derek Twigg: No applications under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme have been turned down because of failure to comply with the time limits set by the scheme.
Armed Forces: Housing
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what mechanisms he uses to assess the condition of the fabric of married quarters over time. [165871]
Derek Twigg: We assess the condition of the fabric of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) against a number of different factors which cover the condition of wall finish, roofs, chimneys, windows, guttering and ventilation.
This assessment is part of a wider assessment of condition covering 102 attributes which are organised into eight categories (Health and Safety, Sanitary, Kitchen, Energy efficiency, Building Fabric, Electrical, Security and Bedroom Standard).
Deficit points are awarded for the extent of defects present for each element of the building fabric and these are broken down into minor (typically between 1 and 2 deficit points), medium (typically between 3 and 6 deficit points) and major defects (typically between 7 and 12 deficit points). The overall number of deficit points is used to determine the condition of the accommodation and the charge that will be applied.
| Building fabric defects | ||
| Standard | Minimum | Maximum |
SFA properties are surveyed for condition on a four yearly basis or when an upgrade to the property has occurred.
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he plans to take to release void married quarters in advance of the cessation of the project sharing agreement with Annington Homes in November 2011. [165872]
Derek Twigg: The decision to dispose of surplus MOD housing stock is based solely on the military requirement. If the services no longer require houses at a particular site in England or Wales then the MOD hand the properties back to Annington Homes Ltd. (AHL).
Departmental Coordination
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department had with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about the contents of the Foreign Secretary’s recent Bruges speech prior to its delivery. [168564]
Des Browne: In line with the Ministerial Code, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office routinely consult other interested Departments, including the MOD, in the preparation of speeches and public statements.
Departmental Land
Harry Cohen:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what planning applications in connection with
wind farms his Department has objected to since October 2005; what the reason for each objection was; and what the outcome of each application has been. [166990]
Derek Twigg: Since October 2005 the Ministry of Defence has objected to 28 applications (under both Town and Country Planning legislation and the Electricity Act) for wind turbines. These are detailed in the attached table, together with the reasons for objection and the comment status of each planning application. It should be noted that the majority of cases are pending or subject to a public inquiry.
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