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Financial year 2001-02
Site Town Financial year

Ex Offr’s MQs Observatory

Lerwick

2001

Rosyth, Torridon Lane, Dr, PI, Grampian Pl, Ct, Rd

Dunfermline

2001

Dunalister House/Laverockdale cot/polo fields

Edinburgh

2001

1 Middlemuir Road

Stirling

2001

New farm loch Phase 2

Kilmarnock

2001

7 and 9 Catherine Grove

Boness,

2001

MQs - 59-71 and 77 Annfield Gardens Phase 2

Stirling,

2001

Benbecula 1-18 Meallard, 35-46 Winfield Way 1-20 and 23-60 Tindall Rd

Benbecula

2001

40, 42 Sutcliffe St, Anniesland

Glasgow,

2001

2-20 (even) Hunter Rd, 2-12 (even) Leach CL and Southern CL

Arbroath

2001

2-8 (even), 9-15 (odd), 19, 27, 31, 35 and 39 Scotstown Rd Phase 2

Peterhead,

2001

Flats 1 to 6 @ 10, 30, 54, 64, 66 Clifton Rd

Lossiemouth,

2001

Polton Estate (56)

Edinburgh

2001

MQs - 109 to 123 Califer Road

Forres

2001

19/21 Mains Avenue

Helensburgh

2001

1, 3, 10 and 12 Woodfarm Road

Glasgow

2001

35-43 Lammermuir Drive

Paisley

2001

53-55 Viewpark Drive

Glasgow

2001

28 and 134 Pennyland Drive

Thurso

2001



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Financial year 2000-01
Site Town Financial year

Ardersier MQs

Kinloss

2000

38 and 40 Crosshill Drive

Boness

2000

Churchill Estate (Part) Dunbritton

Helensburgh

2000

Crombie Farm House

Dunfermline

2000

2 and 4 Limekilns Rd

Dunfermline

2000

10-20 (even) Covesea Rd

Elgin

2000

Forres, 83-107 (odd), 104-108 (even), 112-160 (even) Califer Rd; 12-24 (even), 13-27 (odd) Drumine Rd

Forres

2000

44, 46 Sutcliffe St, Anniesland

Glasgow

2000

1-40 and 42-74 (even) Camperdown Ct, 1 -1 5 Golf PI. Phases 1 and 2

Helensburgh

2000

MQs Wimberley Way-Future Disposals Phase 1

Inverness

2000

New farm loch Phase 1

Kilmarnock

2000

2-16 (even) Kelas Ave; 44-50 (even), 53-67 (odd) Moray St; 1 to 7 (odd) Park Place; 18 to 24 (even) MacDuff St; 30 to 36 (even) Elgin Rd; 1 to 7 (odd) Gilmour Cres; 17 to 31 (odd) St. Gerardine's Rd

Lossiemouth

2000

RAF MQs

Machrihanish

2000

1 and 2 St. Dunstan’s Lane

Melrose

2000

2-8 (even), 9-15 (odd), 19, 27, 31, 35 and 39 Scotstown Rd Phase 1

Peterhead

2000

RAF Pitreavie MQ’s

Dunfermline

2000

RAF Edzell MQ’s

Brechin

2000

1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 Forbes Road

Dunfermline

2000

MQs - 59-71 and 77 Annfield Gardens Phase 1

Stirling

2000

MQs - 22 Middlemuir Rd; 8 Borrowlea Roa

Stirling

2000


Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is his policy to allow unmarried members of HM armed forces to live with a permanent partner in service family accommodation. [198806]

Derek Twigg [holding answer 3 April 2008]: The Ministry of Defence provides benefits, such as an entitlement to live in Service Family Accommodation, to those who are in legally recognised relationships, that is, married or in a civil partnership, but not to other forms of partnership.

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what average price was paid for his Department's dwellings by Annington Estates. [199225]

Derek Twigg: Under the 1996 Sale Agreement, a total of 57,428 Service Family Accommodation properties were transferred to Annington Homes Ltd of which 55,055 were immediately leased back. The average price per property has been calculated at some £30,000.

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many residential properties his Department owns; and how many it owned at the time Annington Estates acquired them. [199235]

Derek Twigg: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a total worldwide stock of some 71,000 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties. In 1996, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) sold some 57,428 Service Family Accommodation properties in England and Wales to Annington Homes Ltd (AHL) of which some 55,055 were leased back by the Department.

Today, the majority of SFA properties are still leased from AHL or provided by the host nation as is the case overseas. At 3 April, some 7,523 properties in the UK and some 2,704 properties overseas are owned by the MOD.

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's most recent estimate is of (a) the number of empty domestic dwellings owned by his Department and the armed forces and (b) the number of empty domestic dwellings owned by external bodies which are for use by members of the armed forces and their families. [200183]

Derek Twigg: Details of empty Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties, broken down by those which are owned and not owned by this Department, are not centrally held. However, details of SFA that is void (not in use for its intended purpose) are available. Void stock includes that being held for planned moves
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of Service Units, or awaiting planned upgrades, sale or release, modernisation or demolition.

Out of a total worldwide stock of some 71,000 properties, some 12,000 are currently void. The Department is actively working to reduce the figure. Since March 2007, the total number of void SFA properties has reduced from 13,336 to some 12,000 properties.

Army: Uniforms

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the cut and sew contract for army uniforms runs out; and when the tender process for the future cut and sew contract begins. [200161]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The cut and sew contract runs out in September 2009. The tender process for the new requirement is due to commence shortly.

Departmental Accountancy

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what items of his Department’s (a) revenue and (b) expenditure are uprated using (i) the consumer prices index, (ii) the retail prices index and (iii) other measures of inflation. [179948]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: I will write to the hon. Member.

Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Mark Hoban:

Departmental Internet

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2008, Official Report, column 814W, on the departmental internet, whether Wikipedia entries have been created or amended by officials in his Department who are not special advisers or communications officials. [199954]

Derek Twigg: We are aware that before January 2008 a number of Wikipedia entries were created or amended by staff from MOD networks. Records of these updates are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Since January 2008, the MOD has blocked write access to Wikipedia from its major networks, although still allowing users to read the site.


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Departmental Marketing

Mr. Pope: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on publicity and advertising in 2007-08. [198991]

Derek Twigg: The Ministry of Defence and the single services forecast a spend of £54.12 million on publicity and advertising, including armed forces and civilian recruitment, in the financial year 2007-08. This figure includes all above and below the line activity.

The breakdown of expenditure is as follows:

Service Projected expenditure (£ million)

Royal Navy

13.09

British Army

26.65

Royal Air Force

13.08

Ministry of Defence

1.3m


These figures cover forecasted expenditure by the single service commands (including recruitment campaigns), advertising for civilian recruitment, and directorate general media and communication activity.

Accurate information on other advertising and publicity spend by the Ministry of Defence, Defence agencies, top level budget areas, trading funds, joint headquarters and military units is not held centrally and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

Departmental Pensions

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of staff in his Department were making additional voluntary contributions to their pensions in each of the last two years. [193567]

Derek Twigg: 2,825 members of civilian staff in the Ministry of Defence (3.67 per cent.) were making additional voluntary pension contributions through deductions from their pay in February 2007. 2,619 members of staff (3.60 per cent.) were making additional voluntary pension contributions through deductions from their pay in February 2008.


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