Question reference: S6W-26239
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much North Ayrshire Council has paid in unitary charges for its public-private partnership (PPP) for schools project in each year since 1 March 2006, and how much it estimates it will pay in future years.
Answer
The latest published data shows that North Ayrshire Council have paid a total of £187.2 million in unitary charge payments since 2007-08 for its North Ayrshire Schools PFI contract and that the total projected payments from 2023-24 onwards until contract expiry are estimated at £253.6 million.
It also shows that North Ayrshire Council have paid a total of £20.5 million in unitary charge payments since 2017-18 for its Largs Campus contract, which formed part of the NPD/hub Programme and the total projected payments from 2023-24 onwards until contract expiry are estimated at £91.5 million.