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Pontius Navigator
This was covered by the Minister on Monday afternoon in response to a question.
Mr Ellwood
I must correct the hon. Lady: nobody will be forced to do anything, but the option will be available to them. We are providing more choice for our armed forces personnel, who can choose to stay on the base, rent or indeed get on the housing ladder and purchase a property. Of course, house prices vary up and down the country, so we need to make sure that there is a process to ensure a subsidised capability so that nobody is left out of pocket. However, there is a choice; nobody will be forced into any of this accommodation.
Nobody left out of pocket? Excellent. Does that mean in future when I’m doing the weekly commute, just because I’m not married I won’t have to pay accommodation charges in the same way my married home owning colleagues don’t pay to live in during the week?
Reassuring to see they are going to have true equality at the heart of their accommodation policies going forward.