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Public Buildings

Volume 308: debated on Tuesday 17 March 1998

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the buildings in public ownership between Old St. Andrew's House and the junction of Princes Street and the North Bridge. [33899]

The Scottish Office owns the Governor's House and the property at 16/22 Waterloo Place. The Scottish Record Office owns HM General Register House at 2 Princes Street.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the maintenance costs for each Scottish Office building in Edinburgh. [34447]

[holding answer 13 March 1998]: The maintenance costs for each Scottish Office building in Edinburgh for the most recent financial year are given in the table.

£
Building1996–97
16 Waterloo Place26,220
Greenside Lane29,090
Pentland House88,630
Saughton House189,790
St. Andrew's House153,860

£

Building

1996–97

Bute House38,260
Unit 4A, Bonnington7,020
Unit 4B, Bonnington6,850
Victoria Quay414,500
Governor's House25,850
17 Waterloo Place2,950
James Craig Walk40,140
Bankhead Avenue23,620
16–22 Picardy Place4,140
Leith Walk12,030
Tower Street2,680

Maintenance costs include all programmed, routine, emergency and one-off internal and external property works. Major refurbishment is not included as a maintenance item.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the publicly owned buildings in central Edinburgh which are (a) currently empty and (b) subject to a temporary lease, indicating the floor space available at each site. [34446]

[holding answer 13 March 1998]: My Department does not own any buildings in this category. My Department does not hold information about buildings owned by other public bodies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of refurbishment costs for each public building in Edinburgh for each year since 1993. [34448]

[holding answer 13 March 1998]: My Department does not hold such information about buildings other than those which it owns or occupies. I shall reply as soon as possible about buildings owned or occupied by my Department.