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Holyrood tour price goes up for third time in four years



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THE cost of taking a guided tour of the Scottish Parliament went up today.
Adult visitors to the £414 million Holyrood building must now pay £6 a time for the tour, compared to a previous charge of £5.

The concessionary price for under-16s, over-60s, students, unemployed and disabled people, went up from £3 to £3.60, and a family ticket from £15.20 to £18.

It is the second price rise in just 18 months. There was an outcry when it was first announced people would have to pay for tours of the building. MSPs complained the public had already paid for the soaring cost of construction and were being "double charged" to see where their money had gone.

The initial £3.50 charge levied when the building opened in 2004 went up by 40 per cent to £5 in October 2006, and last November there was a further 20 per cent rise announced to take effect from today. The tours are available on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays when parliament is sitting.





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1

GemCor,

Stirling 01/04/2008 12:35:22
Why don't they just contact their local MSP and ask to visit the Scottish parliament. When i worked for my local MSP I frequently gave free tours to local constituents. That way they don't have to pay, they get to see far more than the paid guided tour offers and they get a chance for a bleather with their MSP about issues they are concerned about.
2

subrosa,

01/04/2008 18:02:59
I also had a super conducted tour from an MSP - completely free of charge. He told me this was part of his remit and he was delighted to do it.
3

Thomas the Tank,

Edinburgh 05/04/2008 23:22:20
And let's face it, with very little to do and all day to do it in, our Intrepid Parliamentarians and Tribunes of the People are probably delighted to have something to break up long days of staring out their Contemplation Windows, thinking of ever more inventive ways to mallet their expenses!

 

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