Armed forces family housing: Maintenance issues
What are the issues with the maintenance and repair of armed forces family homes?

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) became a bespoke trading entity on 1 April 2014. This note explores what why the Government’s preferred GOCO option failed and a trading entity means.
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) (529 KB , PDF)
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is responsible for equipping and supporting the UK’s Armed Forces. The Government turned DE&S into a bespoke trading entity on 1 April 2014. This means it is now an arm’s length body of the Ministry of Defence.
Transforming DE&S is one of the major reforms currently underway within the Ministry of Defence in a bid to resolve the significant problems in the defence procurement system.
This note examines the new trading entity status of DE&S. A Framework Document and a Corporate Plan were published in mid-May on the eve of prorogation. It also tracks the development of the original Government-owned, Contractor-Operated proposal though to its abandonment at the end of 2013.
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) (529 KB , PDF)
What are the issues with the maintenance and repair of armed forces family homes?
What weapons and other military support have been given to Ukraine by the UK, the US and its allies and partners since Russia invaded the country in February 2022?
This page features Commons Library publications relevant to the current conflict in Ukraine.