HC Deb 15 March 1977 vol 928 cc168-72W
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what capital expenditure projects have been authorised at Scottish colleges of education and central institutions since April 1975, giving each project involved year by year and the costs involved year by year up to 1977.

Mr. McElhone

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14th March 1977; Vol. 928, col. 36], gave the following answer:

The following is the information relating to projects for which tenders were approved:

Estimated total cost
Colleges of Education £ thousands
1975–76
Aberdeen
Physical education extension 142
Craiglockhart
Music room 25
Project under £10,000 7
Dunfermline
Temporary buildings 22
Projects under £10,000 8
Hamilton
New entrance 37
Projects under £10,000 10
Jordanhill
Renovation of old library 11
Estimated total cost
£ thousand
Moray House
Project under £10,000 8
Notre Dame
Fire precautions Dowanhill 36
Grounds maintenance compound 20
1976–77 to date
Dundee
Mayfield Hostel—phase II 137
Mayfield Hostel, improvements 24
Jordanhill
Fire precautions 121
Projects under £10,000 19
Notre Dame
Fire damage, teaching block 26
Central Institutions
1975–76
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Heating plant link up 34
Print-making department 19
Project under £10,000 4
Dundee College of Technology
Telephone switchboard extension 23
Edinburgh College of Art
Project under £10,000 5
Glasgow School of Art
Haldane building, fire precautions 106
John D. Kelly House, adaptations 83
Mackintosh building, renovations 49
Paisley College of Technology
Phase III extension 1,467
Block F, alterations 110
Project under £10,000 8
Queen's College
Melvin Hall, modernisation 17
Queen Margaret College
School of speech therapy, alterations 10
Projects under £10,000 9
Robert Gordon's Institute of Techonology
Students' flats 273
Control engineering laboratory 16
Telephone switchboard 82
Kepplestone playing fields, accommodation services 61
Short-term housing 21
School of pharmacy, conversion of laboratory 20
Projects under £10,000 4
Scottish Colege of textiles
Projects under £10,000 5
1976–77 to date
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Studios and library 16
North Hawkhill Place, landscaping 13
South Hawkhill Place, landscaping 13
Projects under £10,000 29
Dundeed College of Technology Molecular and life science department 53
Project under £10,000 5
Estimated total cost
£ thousand
Edinburgh college of Art
Remedial work 27
Renewal of heating system 159
Adaptations 13
Glasgow School of Art
Extension (Bourdon Building) 1,914
McIntosh Building, remedial works, phase II 45
Queen Margaret College
Library accomodation 575
Diversion of services 38
Projects under £10,000 13
Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology
Keplestone, residential accommodation 434
Updating computer facilities 185
Offshore safety and survival unit 55
Oil storage tank room 12
Alterations to Gray School of Art, phase II 74
Kepplestone premises, renewal of roofing 17
Projects under £10,000 11
Scottish College of Textiles Changing rooms 28

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what capital expenditure projects at Scottish colleges of education and central institutions have been approved in principle and are under consideration for future expenditure.

Mr. McElhone

, pursuant to his reply, [Official Report, 14th March 1977; Vol. 928, c. 36], gave the following answer:

The information is as follows:

Colleges of Education

Aberdeen Modern Languages Centre Extension

Dunfermline

  • Dance/Drama Complex*
  • General Accommodation Extension Stage II*

Jordanhill

  • Students Union Building
  • Visual Arts Extension
  • Audio-Visual Centre*

Moray House

  • Groundman's Cottage
  • Restoration of Library site
  • Adaptations for School of Community Studies

Notre Dame

  • Physical Education Block
  • Repairs to roofs at Dowanhill
  • Fire precautions to Bearsden buildings

Central Institutions

Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology Purchase of building for residential accommodation

Paisley College of Technology Conversion of existing teaching accommodation

Dundee College of Technology

  • Residential Accommodation (2 projects)
  • Bridge Link

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art

  • Inflammable liquids store
  • School of Architecture Extension—Environmental Laboratory

Edinburgh College of Art Purchase of Properties for college extension

Glasgow School of Art Library alterations

Queen Margaret College Teaching Wing Extension

Leith Nautical College

  • Lifeboat Davits
  • * Planning work on these projects has been suspended pending the results of the Secretary of State's review of teacher training from 1977.