Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2023 to Question 113208 on Military Bases: Heating, how many and what proportion of those incidents were resolved within 12 hours.

This information is not held in the format requested.

The table below sets out the figures previously provided regarding the number of incidents relating to loss of heating and/or hot water for buildings on each of the sites requested. Heating figures cannot be separated out.

In line with the FDIS Built Estate contracts, contractors are obliged to respond to the loss of heating immediately to make buildings safe, and within 12 hours to restore functionality for certain asset types, including Single Living Accommodation.

For less operationally critical buildings, functionality should be restored within five working days.