HC Deb 18 February 1931 vol 248 c1244
54. Mr. MATHERS

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether any decision has been reached in connection with the erection of Government offices in Edinburgh; and what arrangements are being made for the accommodation of the Departments it was intended to house on the Calton Gaol site in the proposed building which has been abandoned?

Mr. PARKINSON

The question of further provision of accommodation for Government Departments in Edinburgh is, as the First Commissioner of Works informed my hon. Friend on the 26th January, under consideration. It is impossible at present for a definite statement on the subject to he made.

Mr. MATHERS

Will my hon. Friend indicate to the First Commissioner of Works the necessity that is felt in Edinburgh for getting ahead with this work in order to take men off the list of the unemployed?

Mr. PARKINSON

Yes.