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Armed Forces: Housing

Commons · Question 97619 · Tabled 5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate the Department has made of the total cost of tackling the maintenance backlog across the defence estate.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 15 Dec 2025

The Defence estate, including the wider Built Estate, is managed and maintained through multiple contracts. We inherited a considerate backlog in maintenance across the Defence estate. Last month we announced the Defence Housing Strategy which will modern...