§ Lord Selkirk of Douglasasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the current total costs incurred in respect of the Scottish parliament to date; and what are the estimated costs of the Scottish parliament in terms of:
for each of the next 10 years, including this year. [HL278]
- (a) capital expenditure; and
- (b) revenue expenditure.
§ Lord SewelExpenditure to date relating to the establishment of the Scottish parliament is as follows:
Capital expenditure includes site acquisition at Holyrood, building works, etc. at the Assembly Hall. Current expenditure includes costs associated with the architectural design competition for the Holyrood building and subsequent exhibitions, and other fees. Fees and VAT are included.
£ million 1997–98 1998–99 (1 April to 17 December 1998) Capital 0.07 3.14 Current 0.36 0.48 Estimated expenditure for the remainder of this year and next year are shown below. It would be premature, ahead of the establishment of the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body, to give and breakdown of capital and current spending beyond 1999–2000.
£ million 1998–99 (18 December-31 March) 1999–2000 Capital 11.0 27.5 Current 1.2 27.5 Total 12.2 55.0 These estimates include the costs of development and building works at Holyrood; building and refurbishment work at the Assembly Hall; refurbishment work at the office buildings on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh and other related office buildings; purchase of information technology equipment, and furniture and security equipment; MSP and staff salaries and allowances, and costs of services delivered by external contractors. All estimates include fees and VAT, where appropriate.