§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the average rental paid per square metre in new office blocks rented by Government agencies in the past year in Scotland.
§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much office space has been leased by Government agencies in each Scottish city in the last four years; how much of this has been new, speculatively-built city centre office blocks; and how many jobs have been created in the course of this programme.
§ Mr. MarksThe amount of office space leased for occupation by central Government Departments and agencies in the four Scottish cities over the past four years is:—
Total Square metres New Speculative Built City Centre Office Blocks Square metres Edinburgh … … 54,884 4,099 Glasgow … … 18,759 13,591 Dundee … … 6,050 2,260 Aberdeen … … 12,019 6,204 The job implications are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Civil Service Department.