Member

We believe that there are very strong reasons for objecting to that amendment, but I appreciate fully that peers want certainty that all service accommodation will be brought up to the requisite standard. With a view to providing greater confidence about the Government’s clear intentions in this area, I can confirm today that the MOD will lay before Parliament and publish on gov.uk an annual report on the standard of service family accommodation in the UK. I hope that the transparency and accountability that annual reporting will facilitate will provide sufficient reassurance of the Government’s commitment to the commendable objectives that underpin Lords amendment 39. However, for the reasons I have provided, we will not be able to accept it today.