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Buildings Scottish Parliament |
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A new building to house the Scottish Parliament is currently under construction. It was originally planned at a cost of £40m with an opening date of October 2001. Costs have escalated and are now [August 2004] expected to be £431m. The first 375 out of almost 1,000 staff are moving into the building this week [week beginning 2 August 2004]. |
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The MSPs until now have been using a debating chamber on The Mound. They are expected to move into their accommodation in the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood on 30 August and 1 September. The Royal Opening will be on 9 October 2004. |
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The Scottish Parliament is being built on a site close to Holyrood Palace at the foot of the Canongate. Cranes can be seen on the site in some of the photos below. |
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[Edinburgh Evening News 9 May 2003, p.2] [Edinburgh Evening News 2 August 2004, pp.1-2] |
