HC Deb 01 December 1997 vol 302 cc95-7W
Mr. Gorrie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those organisations which have expressed to the Scottish Office their views on where the Scottish Parliament should be sited, indicating which support(a) Leith, (b) Calton Hill, (c) Haymarket and (d) a city centre site. [17628]

Mr. McLeish

We have received letters from the following:

  • (a) List of organisations in favour of Leith
  • Forth Ports Plc
  • Dunfermline Forum on Disability
  • Leith Chamber of Commerce
  • James Clydesdale and Associates
  • The High Constabulary of the Port of Leith
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  • (b) List of organisations in favour of Calton Hill/Regent Road
  • Edinburgh Development and investment
  • Old Town Renewal Trust
  • Princes Street Association
  • Celtic League
  • The St. Andrew Society
  • The City of Edinburgh Labour Party
  • Simpson and Brown
  • Musselburgh Labour Party
  • Althelstane Developments Ltd.
  • Cin La Salle Investment Management
  • Capital Rail Group
  • Wilkies
  • Jenners
  • Old Waverley Hotel
  • Drummond Civic Association
  • Regent Royal and Calton Terraces Association
  • Campaign for a Scottish Parliament
  • A. C. Wolfe and Partners
  • Boots the Chemist
  • Edinburgh Central Liberal Democrats
  • Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee
  • Dunard Fund
  • The Lord Provost's Commission on Sustainable Development for the City of Edinburgh
  • (c) List of organisations in favour of Haymarket
  • Kantel Macdonald Orr
  • (d) List of organisations in favour of a city centre location
  • Joint Landlords of Waverley Shopping Centre
  • Waverley Tenants Association
  • John Lewis Plc
  • The Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland
  • Clydesdale Constituency Labour Party
  • D. M. Hall Chartered Surveyors
  • Sheeps Clothing for Ewe
  • George Street Association of Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise Transport Group
  • 100 Burghs Group
  • Tollcross Traders' Association
  • Edinburgh and Lothian Tourist Board
  • James Gray and Sons
  • The Project Management Partnership
  • Phyllis International
  • IFP Consulting Engineers
  • William Wilson Ltd.
  • The City of Edinburgh Council
  • Hurd Rolland Partnership
  • Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh
  • Railtrack Property
  • Euroscope

Mr. Gorrie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many individual representations the Scottish Office has received,(a) from residents in Edinburgh and (b) from those living elsewhere in Scotland, on the proposed site for the Scottish Parliament; and how many have supported (i) each of the three specific sites and (ii) a city centre site. [17629]

Mr. McLeish

A total of 150 representations have been received, of which 91 have come from people living in Edinburgh and 59 from people who live elsewhere in Scotland. 44 of these representations were in support of a city centre location but did not mention any preferred site. The remainder supported the following:

Number
Calton Hill/Regent Road 89
Leith 11
Haymarket 6