What the most up-to-date figures are for the annual maintenance costs of the Holyrood building and what the predicted costs are for each of…

Answered Asked by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Con Lodged 1 Dec 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the most up-to-date figures are for the annual maintenance costs of the Holyrood building and what the predicted costs are for each of the next five years.

The answer

Answered by John Scott on 13 Dec 2005 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

Maintenance budgets for the current financial year 2005-06 are £634,000, increasing to £1,223,000, for 2006-07. These costs cover all planned and reactive maintenance for building services, building fabric and landscaping. The increase in budget for 2006-07 is due to an allowance for additional maintenance works including re-lamping of the building and additional fabric maintenance.
We are working towards establishing a long-term maintenance plan and budget forecast. A 25 year maintenance plan for the building is in preparation, comprising work plans for each maintenance task associated with each maintainable asset. This will enable us to forecast maintenance budgets over a 25 year period. Peaks and troughs in the maintenance plan will then be smoothed to enable efficient use of financial resources.

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