§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects entry into the site for building the new police headquarters at Coatbridge; and what are the estimated cost of the project and the approximate starting and finishing dates.
§ Mr. Ross:I am informed that entry to the site will be in October. The Joint Police Committee's latest estimate of cost is £450,000 but the building proposed is materially different in concept from that on which their original estimate was based. I cannot commit myself to an estimate of the starting date since final plans have still to be completed and agreed; the construction period may be about two years.