{"value":{"id":528720,"askingMemberId":4356,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2016-06-15T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2016-06-27T00:00:00","uin":"905484","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the standard of housing for service personnel.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1544,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2016-06-27T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Ministry of Defence is committed to improving the quality of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) provided to our Service personnel. 88% of SFA currently meet or exceed the decent homes standard. If a property fails to meet the standard, it will either be upgraded or disposed of.</p><p>Since financial year 2010-11 investment in housing has resulted in:</p><p>The separate installation of some 12,000 kitchens, bathrooms, or central heating systems and the insulation of 16,692 lofts.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Armed Forces: Housing","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/528720","method":"GET"}]}