§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the South of Scotland Electricity Board, for whose offices a site had 88W been reserved in East Kilbride, has obtained a building in Cathcart for adaptation to offices; and to what extent the Government refused permission for the Board to build in East Kilbride.
§ Mr. MaclayYes. The Board announced its acquisition of the building in Cathcart on 20th February, 1957. The site at East Kilbride had been selected for offices by the former South West Scotland Electricity Board in 1950; but a starting date for building was not authorised because of the priority given at the time to factory building and housing. After the electricity reorganisation in Scotland, the South of Scotland Board informed the East Kilbride Development Corporation on 15th September, 1955, that in view of the changed circumstances arising from the reorganisation there was no prospect of developing the East Kilbride site.