HC Deb 31 October 1994 vol 248 cc969-71W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many calls have been received by the Scottish Office's information line for each month since January; and how much the Scottish Office has spent publicising and administering the information line during this period.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 26 October 1994]: The number of calls received were:

Number
January 211
February 239
March 199
April 220
May 308
June 315
July 305
August 341
September 334
October (to 21 October) 237

No money has been spent on publicising the inquiry line during this period.

Approximately £21,150 has been spent on administering the line this year.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list(a) the addresses of the Scottish Office's information points currently operating, (b) the costs of establishing, publicising and administering these facilities since their establishment and (c) how many people have visited each facility since their establishment.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 26 October 1994]: The addresses of 25 Scottish Office information points currently operating are:

  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office:
  • Cotgreen Road
  • Tweedbank
  • by Galashiels
  • TD1 3SG
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Tankerness Lane
  • Kirkwall
  • Orkney
  • KW15 1AQ
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Thainstone Court
  • by Inverurie
  • Aberdeenshire
  • AB51 5YA
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Government Buildings
  • 2 St. Ninians Road
  • Stirling
  • FK8 2HR
    • 970
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Reception
  • Pentland House
  • 47 Robbs Loan
  • Edinburgh
  • EH14 1TW
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • 32 Reidhaven Street
  • Elgin
  • 1V30 1VE
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Strathbeg House
  • Clarence Street
  • Thurso
  • KW 14 7JS
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Government Building
  • 28 Longman Road
  • Longman East
  • Inverness
  • IV1 1SF
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Cameron House
  • Albany Street
  • Oban
  • PA34 4AE
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Charlotte House
  • Commercial Road
  • Lerwick
  • Shetland
  • ZE1 OHZ
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Government Buildings
  • 161 Brooms Road
  • Dumfries
  • DG1 3ES
  • The Scottish Office Environment Department
  • 132 Seagate
  • Dundee
  • DD1 2HB
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • 10 Keith Street
  • Stornoway
  • Isle of Lewis
  • PA87 2QG
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Animal Health Sub Office
  • Station Street
  • Stranraer
  • DG9 7HJ
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Balivanich
  • Isle of Benbecula
  • PA88 5LA
  • The Scottish Office Industry Department
  • Alhambra House
  • 45 Waterloo Street
  • Glasgow
  • G2 6AT
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Area Office
  • Russell House
  • King Street
  • Ayr
  • KA8 OBE
  • The Scottish Office Education Department
  • Greyfriars House (East Wing)
  • Gallowgate
  • Aberdeen
  • AB9 IUE
  • The Scottish Office
  • Reception
  • New St Andrew's House
  • Edinburgh
  • EH1 3TG
  • The Scottish Office
  • Reception
  • St. Andrew's House
  • Regent Road
  • Edinburgh
  • EH1 3DE
  • Citizens Advice Bureau
  • 14 Anderson Street
  • Airdrie
  • ML6 0AA
  • Citizens Advice Bureau
  • 22 College Way
  • Dumbarton
  • G82 1LJ
  • Citizens Advice Bureau
  • 11 Wemyssfield
  • Kirkcaldy
  • KY1 1XN
  • Gilespie, Gifford and Brown
  • Solicitors and Estate Agents
  • 27 St. Cuthbert Street
  • Kirkcudbright
  • DG6 4DJ
  • Thorntons WS
  • Solicitors and Estate Agents
  • 27 George Street
  • Perth
  • PH1 5JY

The cost of establishing the information points was about £26,900. No publicity costs have been incurred. The administration costs since establishment are about £3,500.

No records are maintained of the numbers of visitors to information points.

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