Defence secretary John Healey is leading calls for further investment in the sector.

More than 40,000 homes for military families are to be modernised as part of a £9 billion overhaul of armed forces accommodation.

Defence Secretary John Healey said the Government would undertake “the biggest renewal of armed forces housing in more than 50 years” in a drive to “back Britain’s military families”.

The plan will see almost all of the 47,700 service family accommodation (SFA) homes refurbished over the next decade, with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) promising new kitchens, bathrooms and heating systems.

Around 14,000 will receive either “substantial refurbishment” or be completely replaced.

Military accommodation has been heavily criticised in recent years, with a Commons committee last y

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