Written Question · S3W-08333 · Session 3
Whether it still recognises £28.8 million as an accurate figure for the permanent works required to upgrade the Royal Commonwealth Pool, as…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it still recognises £28.8 million as an accurate figure for the permanent works required to upgrade the Royal Commonwealth Pool, as set out in Table 8.4.2 of Volume 2 of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games bid documentation, and whether it will honour its commitment to fully fund the upgrade in the event of any escalation in its costs.
The answer
No. The City of Edinburgh Council’s Design and Build project team estimatethat the cost of the upgrade of the Royal Commonwealth Pool (RCP) is now £37.5 million.
As stated in S3W-8332, theprevious Executive and the Scottish Government made no commitment to fully fundthe upgrading of the RCP.
It should not beassumed that the government will meet the costs of the RCP upgrade given thatthe proposal to develop the pool was planned prior to the Glasgow bid. It would be unrealistic to expect government tosupport the full cost of any one project.
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As stated in S3W-8332, theprevious Executive and the Scottish Government made no commitment to fully fundthe upgrading of the RCP.
It should not beassumed that the government will meet the costs of the RCP upgrade given thatthe proposal to develop the pool was planned prior to the Glasgow bid. It would be unrealistic to expect government tosupport the full cost of any one project.
All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-08333 by reference.