Sir Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites for reserve forces managed by (a) the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations and (b) his Department are (i) unusable and (ii) partly unusable because of (A) boiler breakdowns and (B) leaking roofs.  [59696]

[Due for Answer on 18 June. Answered on 25 June.]

ANSWER

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People (Al Carns): All Reserve Forces and Cadets sites are managed by the Reserves Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) and not the Department.

The Volunteer Estate (VE) contains some 5112 buildings, of which 59 (1.15%) are fully or partly unusable due to boiler breakdowns and leaking roofs. Further details can be found in the table below:

Total No. of Buildings Affected – 59

Buildings unusable – 17

Boiler Failure – 9

Leaking Roof – 10

Buildings partly unusable – 42

Boiler Failure – 17

Leaking Roof – 25

We are committed to growing the Reserves and Cadets. As part of the plan to do so, we are looking at how we make better use of the resources and infrastructure available.