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Armed Forces: Buildings

Commons · Question 61851 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60125 on Armed Forces: Buildings, whether there is a standard process for vetting (a) tenants or (b) leaseholders of Ministry of Defence properties.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 26 Jun 2025

Before a lease is granted to a third party, their financial and general reliability is investigated by Ministry of Defence (MOD) Officials, via references from banks and, where possible, from a previous landlord, solicitors, or via a professional backgrou...