AQW 8527/08

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 24/06/2008
Answered On Date: 03/07/2008
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline all its expenditure on the redevelopment of the Maze/Long Kesh site.

Answer:

Expenditure from 2003 to date on the potential Maze/Long Kesh (MLK) regeneration totals £8million.

Of this total, £4.6 million (over 57%) has been spent on site preparation and management which is required irrespective of any specific development on the site.

The expenditure specified does not include costs incurred by the Strategic Investment Board (SIB) or by the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure (DCAL) in relation to the site. OFMDFM staff costs are not included.

A detailed breakdown of OFMDFM expenditure to date on the site is as follows.

Maze/Long Kesh Expenditure to date (25 June 2008)

SITE PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT COSTS Costs incurred for remediation and removal of contamination, demolition works and maintenance of MLK land and buildings.	Description	Cost millions
	Site Management, security and utilities	0.5
	Listed building maintenance and repair	0.3
	Demolition and remediation	2.7
	DFP Central Procurement Directorate advisory fees on works and contracts	0.7
	Initial site feasibility study	0.4
Total (Million)		£4.6

MLK PROGRAMME COSTS Costs specific to MLK Masterplan and development of proposals.	Description	Cost millions

	Consultation Panel/Monitoring Group	0.1
	DFP Central Procurement Directorate advisory fees; Programme management	0.3

	Preparation of business case	0.5
	Infrastructure design and pre-planning approval & related work	1.9
	Masterplan development	0.6
Total (Million)		£3.4

Overall Total

£8.0

million