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Written question asked by David Wright (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 January 2006. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 January 2006 on behalf of the Wales Office.

RAF St Athan

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what elements made up the £15.9 million spent on land acquisition and development costs at RAF St. Athan since its acquisition by the Welsh Development Agency in 2003.
Answer

Wales is home to some major aerospace companies and is therefore well placed to capitalise on the growth in this sector. To that end, the WDA completed the acquisition of a 125-year lease of RAF St. Athan on 14 August 2003 with the objective of redeveloping the site to create a world-class aviation business park.The acquisition costs include the following elements:

Acquisition costs (£000)
Purchase of RAF St. Athan site 8,000
Purchase of additional land 3,397
Feasibility studies, fees, works 2,314
Airfield costs 1,551
Remediation and demolitions 675
Total 15,937

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44849; 442 c382W;442 c382W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Costs Expenditure Welsh Development Agency RAF St Athan
Link
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