Clive Lewis MP, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to a report published today by the Public Accounts Committee on housing for Britain’s Armed Forces, said:

“No family should have to live in sub-standard housing, least of all the service families who already make so many sacrifices to serve our country.

“This report is a catalogue of failures on the part of the Government’s contractor, which has repeatedly left service families without such basic necessities as heating and hot water for weeks at a time.

“The Government has a fundamental duty to honour the Military Covenant. By failing to get a grip on its under-performing contractors, the MoD is abdicating its responsibilities.”