Further to the response to WAQ77181, for 2017/18, will the Cabinet Secretary state how much money was spent on maintenance and repairs for each of the seven building categories listed in your letter, and review whether the Welsh Government can reduce the size of its estate?
The money spent on maintenance and repairs for the financial year 2017/18 by department is set out below.
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Administrative Estate: |
£3,804,817.74 |
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St Athan Site: |
£ 139,858.00 |
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Highways Operational: |
£ 373,505.00 |
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Transport management: |
£ 652,222.32 |
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Transport Rail: |
£ 182,025.40 |
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Cadw |
£2,011,456.50 |
|
ESNR Property |
£1,685,132.92 |
The Welsh Government property Asset portfolio is diverse reflecting the nature of our functions and the services we provide to the people of Wales. We are committed to maximising the significant potential of the property portfolio in delivering economic growth, jobs and regeneration across Wales. Our published corporate asset management strategy (link below) embeds a culture of scrutiny to review and challenge the use, effectiveness, and retention of our land and property assets.
https://gov.wales/topics/improvingservices/assets-cymru/assets-management-planning/?lang=en
In respect of the administrative estate, which comprises our largest outgoing, we have made significant strides over a number of years to reduce its size and associated cost with the aim of achieving a sustainable office estate across Wales. This remains work in progress but we report on the performance of the estate on an annual basis in the published State of the Estate report. The 2017-18 report will be published shortly, but I have attached below a link to last year’s report.