Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 97619

Armed Forces: Housing

Tabled: 5 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

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

Luke Pollard

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...

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