SALE OF ARMED FORCES MARRIED QUARTERS - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

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Motion text

That this House notes that the Government proposes to sell all Ministry of Defence married quarters in England and Wales, including those occupied by service families as well as empty properties, to developers; further notes that this will leave service tenants dependent on a declining number of properties leased back for 25 years; notes that most of the properties can be exchanged by the developer with a neutral arbitrator, rather than the tenants or the Ministry of Defence, deciding whether or not exchanges are permitted; notes that the arbitrator will have to base his decision on set criteria which are vaguely worded, so that developers with expert legal advice will be able progressively to cream off the best estates; notes that steep rises in rents and the downward ratchet on the number of homes leased back, embodied in the proposed scheme, will progressively reduce and break up married quarter estates; notes that, especially at a time of overstretch, and poor recruiting and retention these estates play a vital role in maintaining the morale of service families and the maintenance of the regimental system; and calls on the Government to dispose of surplus estates, to provide homes for civilian families but, before selling any estate with service tenants, to consult the tenants on the estate, to report to Parliament on the outcome of the consultation and to table an affirmative resolution in both Houses.

Signatures (88)

Supporters (41)
Withdrawn signatures (47)

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Boyson, Sir Rhodes

Barnes, Mr Harry

North East Derbyshire

Brazier, Mr Julian

Campbell, Sir Menzies

Liberal Democrat

North East Fife

Carttiss, Michael

Cash, Mr William

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Clapham, Mr Michael

Barnsley West and Penistone

Connarty, Michael

Cormack, Sir Patrick

South Staffordshire

Currie, Mrs Edwina

South Derbyshire

Davidson, Mr Ian

Davies, Mr Quentin

Stamford and Spalding

Duncan Smith, Mr Iain

Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth

Crewe and Nantwich

Golding, Mrs Llin

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Gordon, Mildred

Griffiths, Peter

Portsmouth North

Warrington South

Heppell, Mr John

Nottingham East

Jones, Mr Nigel

Liberal Democrat

Milton Keynes South West

Leigh, Mr Edward

Gainsborough and Horncastle

Livingstone, Mr Ken

Maddock, Mrs Diana

Liberal Democrat

Maginnis, Mr Ken

Ulster Unionist Party

Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Martin, Mr David

Portsmouth South

Michie, Mrs Ray

Liberal Democrat

Argyll and Bute

Shepherd, Mr Richard

Aldridge-Brownhills

Steinberg, Mr Gerry

Taylor, Sir Teddy

Temple-Morris, Mr Peter

Townsend, Sir Cyril

Turner, Mr Dennis

Wolverhampton South East

Wilkinson, Mr John

Ruislip - Northwood

Wilshire, Mr David

Winterton, Sir Nicholas

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Allason, Rupert

Arnold, Mr Jacques

Arnold, Sir Thomas

North West Leicestershire

Batiste, Spencer

Bendall, Mr Vivian

Body, Sir Richard

Holland with Boston

Bottomley, Sir Peter

Bowden, Sir Andrew

Brighton, Kemptown

Budgen, Nicholas

Wolverhampton South West

Carrington, Mr Matthew

Clark, Dr Michael

Welwyn Hatfield

Fenner, Dame Peggy

Gill, Mr Christopher

Grant, Sir Anthony

South West Cambridgeshire

Howell, Sir Ralph

Hunter, Mr Andrew

Lester, Sir James

Madel, Sir David

South West Bedfordshire

McNair-Wilson, Sir Patrick

Mitchell, Sir David

North West Hampshire

Nicholson, David

Powell, William

Riddick, Graham

Roberts, Sir Wyn

Rowe, Mr Andrew

Skeet, Sir Trevor

North Bedfordshire

Smyth, The Rev Martin

Ulster Unionist Party

Speed, Sir Keith

Sweeney, Walter

Vale of Glamorgan

Thompson, Patrick

Thurnham, Peter

Bolton North East

Townend, Mr John

Tracey, Richard

Tredinnick, David

Vaughan, Sir Gerard

Walker, Sir Harold

Doncaster Central

Amendments (1)

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

SALE OF ARMED FORCES MARRIED QUARTERS (Amendment 1)

leave out from 'Wales' to end and add 'in order to improve management and quality of service housing with the intention of having minimal adverse impact on service occupants; trusts and expects the Ministry of Defence to provide service families with the right housing where and when needed; seeks reassurance that any site exchanges will depend on substitute housing as good or better than the original site, and that the charges paid by occupants will continue to be recommended independently by the Armed Forces Pay Review Body; understands that the Ministry of Defence will retain substantial control over which houses to give up and which to keep because of the importance of 'patch' life for service families; and expects the ú100 million sale proceeds to upgrade retained housing without changing the right to be housed, the rents paid, or the service maintenance and management.'.

Sir Peter Bottomley

Conservative, Eltham

18

signatures

EDM 1040A1: tabled on 25 June 1996

Withdrawn