Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on dilapidation payments in respect of properties within the Married Quarters Estate in the years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.

The costs for dilapidations in Service Family Accommodation are as follows:

2010-2011 £1.4 million

2011-2012 £8.5 million

2012-2013 £1.5 million

2013-2014 £1.6 million

2014-2015 £2.2 million

2015-2016 £3.5 million

Dilapidation payments are paid as properties are handed back from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to Annington Homes when the MOD no longer requires them. This accounts for the fluctuation in the figures quoted.