HC Deb 12 November 1992 vol 213 cc885-6W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total cost of the Cardiff Bay opera house feasibility study; and how much and what percentage of the total cost was spent on each of the studies by(a) Comedia on the demand, size and scope plus artistic profile, (b) Symonds and Co. on quantity surveying, (c) Ahrends, Burton and Koralek on the architectural brief, (d) Veryard and Partners on civil engineering, (e) KPMG management consultancy on economic appraisal, (f) Cooke and Arkwright on the betterment analysis, and (g) AEA on project funding.

Mr. David Hunt

The total cost of the Cardiff Bay opera house feasibility study was £105,225.72, broken down as follows:

£ per cent.
Comedia 21,824.02 20.7
Ahrends Burton and Koralek 2,460.00 2.3
Veryard and Partners 7,550.00 7.2

£ per cent.
KPMG Management Consulting 31,244.40 29.7
AEA 37,297.30 35.4

A sum of £4,850—4.6 per cent.—was paid to Grant Thornton as commissioning costs for the inception study. Symonds and Cooke and Arkwright supplied information direct to the Comedia and KPMG Management Consulting; they received no direct payment from Cardiff Bay development corporation.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library a copy of the engineering and infrastructure study carried out under paragraph (b) of the terms of reference of the feasibility study on the proposed Cardiff Bay opera house.

Mr. David Hunt

I arranged for the executive summary to be placed in the Library of the House on 4 November. I have no plans to publish any further documents relating to the feasibility study on the proposed opera house.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with the chairman of the Cardiff Bay development corporation concerning the feasibility study of the opera house; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Hunt

The chairman of Cardiff Bay development corporation and I have discussed the proposed Cardiff Bay opera house and I look forward to receiving further advice on this matter from the corporation in due course.