§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) which properties occupied by the Highways Agency have access for the disabled; [32434]
(2) if he will list the names of the site supervisors for the current building works being carried out at the Highways Agency office in Birmingham. [32435]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 18 June 1996:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about disabled access in Highways Agency buildings and the current building works in the Broadway office, Birmingham.Firstly, I can list the buildings under Highways Agency management which have access for people with disabilities. These are as follows:
- St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London.
- Federated House, London Road, Dorking.
- City House, New Station Street, Leeds.
- Jefferson House, Park Place, Leeds.
- Falcon Road, Exeter.
- Heron House, Goldington Road, Bedford.
In addition, we are looking at a list of improvements made as a result of a recent RADA inspection at our offices in the Broadway, Birmingham.The current building works at the Broadway offices in Birmingham comprise of a window replacement programme undertaken by the Landlord of the building, Pillar Properties. They are being supervised by Richard Ellis, Surveyors. Mrs Jayne Cresswell of Richard Ellis is currently the main site supervisor for this work.