Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties within the Married Quarters Estate have been unoccupied for the majority of (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
The number of properties within the Married Quarters Estate that have been unoccupied for the majority of the years since 2010-11 are as follows:
2010-11 1,865
2011-12 14,168
2012-13 12,240
2013-14 9,884
2014-15 8,342
2015-16 7,675