Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the disposal of his Department's surplus land; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Julian Brazier, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Reserves: As part of the Government's housing target of 100,000 new homes, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a target to release sufficient land to deliver 37,634 housing units by 31 March 2015. To date the MOD has achieved 35,818 units and transferred 515 units to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).

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