HC Deb 08 March 1979 vol 963 cc796-7W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what he now intends shall be the future use of the Royal high school building in Edinburgh;

(2) what stage of completion had been reached in turning the Royal high school, Edinburgh, into a suitable place for a Scottish Assembly when the referendum was held on 1 March;

(3) what was the total cost, respectively, of all alterations to the Royal high school, Edinburgh, to make it suitable for a Scottish Assembly, and to any other buildings or projected buildings, and of architects' fees, etc., for planning the alterations;

(4) what he now intends to do with all the fittings bought, ordered or installed in the Royal high school, Edinburgh, when it was intended as a home for a Scottish Assembly;

(5) when he gave instructions that all work on the Royal high school as a home for the Scottish Assembly should stop.

Mr. Millan

I refer the hon. Member to my replies today to the hon. Members for Eastbourne (Mr. Gow) and Tiverton (Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop).