§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked 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:
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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 170W
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-Hamiltonasked 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 ExtensionDunfermline
- 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
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- 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 accommodationPaisley College of Technology
Conversion of existing teaching accommodationDundee College of Technology
- Residential Accommodation (2 projects)
- Bridge Link
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
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- Inflammable liquids store
- School of Architecture Extension—Environmental Laboratory
Edinburgh College of Art
Purchase of Properties for college extensionGlasgow School of Art
Library alterationsQueen Margaret College
Teaching Wing ExtensionLeith 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.