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Could redundant naval housing support service families?

A parliamentary intervention asks whether surplus naval accommodation could help serving families or personnel leaving the service.

Question

Could redundant naval accommodation be made available to families of people serving in or leaving the Royal Navy?

Short answer

The government was considering selling married quarters to former service personnel, but Speed presented it as work in progress rather than a settled scheme.

Notes

Frederick Burden notes that some naval accommodation was becoming redundant and asks whether it could be made available to families of serving or departing sailors. Keith Speed says the government was considering selling married quarters to former service personnel. He promises more detail in his reply rather than announcing a completed scheme. The exchange connects surplus defence property with family support and transition out of naval service while keeping the policy's tentative status clear.