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Evidence submitted to the Holyrood Inquiry by: Richard Emerson

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5 November 1998

Bill Armstrong

Brian Stewart Drew Elliot Hugh Fisher Ian McAndie Steve Fisher John Hume Barbara Doig John Gibbons

Faxed letter - Scottish Parliament Building Holyrood Stage C Report

HS/2/001 - 003

27 November 1998

David Miller

J Hume
C Watkins
W Armstrong
M Duncan
J Kinsley
D Miller

Fax - Minutes of Queensberry House Development Strategy meeting on 27 November 1998

HS/2/004 – 008a

28 January 1999

John Hume

Barbara Doig

Minutes of Meeting with EMBT and RMJM on Queensberry House on 28 January 1999

HS/2/011 - 017

28 January 1999

David Miller

J Hume
C Watkins
G Reed
B Doig
M Mustard
P Curran
A Tweedie
E Miralles
M Duncan
J Kinsley
D Miller
F Smith
H Jones

Fax - Minutes of meeting to present and review proposals for the redevelopment of Queensberry House on 28 January 1999

HS/2/018 - 025

February 1999

Addyman & Kay Ltd

Aonghus MacKechnie

Faxed Paper – Queensberry House: Scottish Parliament site

HS/2/026 - 030

February 1999

John Paterson

Laura Ullock

Note – John Hume’s draft minute

HS/2/009

February 1999

Graham Reed

John Paterson

Manuscript note – correction to draft

HS/2/010

4 February 1999

David Miller

John Hume

Fax – Minutes from the Redevelopment of Queensberry House meeting on January 28 1999

HS/2/031

March 1999

No name

No name

Notes – Queensberry House floor structure proposals

HS/2/034 - 037

1 March 1999

Aonghus MacKechnie

Richard Emerson
Gordon Barclay

Note – Queensberry House: roofing material

HS/2/032

9 March 1999

No name

G Reed
A Tweedie
I Harper
N Paterson
J Hyne
D Miller
J Kinsley

Faxed extract – Notes of meeting to discuss flooring strategy for Queensberry House 9 March 1999

HS/2/033

10 March 1999

Richard Emerson

Barbara Doig

Faxed note – Queensberry House roof finish

HS/2/038

12 March 1999

John Hume

Barbara Doig

Letter – Queensberry House roof covering

HS/2/039 - 042

23 March 1999

Aonghus MacKechnie

Richard Emerson

Note – Queensberry House roof covering

HS/2/043 - 046

23 March 1999

Richard Emerson

Barbara Doig

Note – Queensberry House

HS/2/047

24 March 1999

Aonghus MacKechnie

Richard Emerson

Note - Queensberry House

HS/2/048

April 1999

Richard Emerson

 

Manuscript note – Queensberry House

HS/2/053

April 1999

Historic Scotland

 

Extract - Memorandum of Guidance on listed buildings and conservation areas

HS/2/055 - 057

6 April 1999

Barbara Doig

Donald Dewar

Draft paper – Holyrood Parliament Building: Queensberry House Roof

HS/2/049 -052

7 April 1999

Richard Emerson

Graeme Munro

Note – Barbara Doig’s minute on Queensberry House’s Roof

HS/2/054

7 April 1999

Graeme Munro

Barbara Doig,
John Gibbons,
Richard Emerson,
Robert Gordon

Minute - Queensberry House roof

HS/2/058 - 059

13 April 1999

Aonghus MacKechnie

Richard Emerson,
Graham Reed,
Gordon Barclay

Minutes of meeting with William Kay (of Addyman and Kay) on Queensberry House -  13 April 1999

HS/2/060 - 061

19 April 1999

Richard Emerson

John Kinsley

Letter – The Scottish Parliament: Queensberry House

HS/2/062 - 063

19 April 1999

Richard Emerson

Barbara Doig

Letter – enclosing copy of a letter to RMJM on Queensberry House design

HS/2/064

26 April 1999

Brian Stewart

Richard Emerson

Letter – Queensberry House – collaboration with Historic Scotland

HS/2/065

28 April 1999

Richard Emerson

Brian Stewart

Letter - The Scottish Parliament, Holyrood: Queensberry House

HS/2/066

28 April 1999

Richard Emerson

Barbara Doig

Letter – Response to Brian Stewart’s letter on Queensberry House

HS/2/067

5 May 1999

Richard Emerson

Holyrood Inquiry

Faxed extract – Letter to the Scotsman  from Ian Campbell, John Gifford, John Lowrey and Margaret Stewart on Queensberry House

HS/2/068

6 May 1999

Barbara Doig

Richard Emerson,
Robert Gordon,
John Gibbons,
Brian Stewart

Note  – Design of Queensberry House

HS/2/069 - 070

10 May 1999

Richard Emerson

Holyrood Inquiry

Faxed extract – Herald article on Holyrood site

HS/2/071 - 072

16 June 1999

Richard Emerson

Barbara Doig
Graeme Munro
Graham Reed
Aonghus MacKechni
e

Note  – Meeting on Queensberry House

HS/2/073

7 July 1999

Lesley Fisher

EMBT/RMJM

Paul Curran
Aonghus MacKechnie
Brian Stewart
David Miller
Lesley Fisher
Barbara Doig

Annotated Minutes of meeting with Historic Scotland to discuss Detail Design issues: Queensberry House - 7 July 1999

HS/2/073a – 078a

27 July 1999

Holyrood Project Team

 

Note of Meeting to discuss Notice of Planned Development (NOPD) for the Scottish Parliament lodged with City of Edinburgh Council

HS/2/079 - 083

30 July 1999

Gordon Barclay

Martin Mustard
Richard Emerson,
Aonghus MacKechnie,
Ms Owen,
Mr Moloney,
Mr Addyman,
Dr Lowrey

Minute – Queensberry House: state of play on archaeological works

HS/2/084 - 088

1 October 1999

Kirsten Spence

Aonghus MacKechnie
Graham Reed
Paul Curran
David Miller
Nira Ponniah
Caryl Stephen

Fax – Agenda for meeting with Historic Scotland to progress discussions on Queensberry House

HS/2/092 - 094

11 October 1999

Aonghus MacKechnie

Graham Reed
Gordon Barclay
Richard Emerson

Note of Meeting with RMJM and HPT on Queensberry Shed 8 October 1999

HS/2/089 - 091

25 November 1999

David Miller

Dr Robin Evetts
John Kinsley
Nira Ponniah
David Miller
Barbara Doig
Martin Mustard
John Gibbons
Enric Miralles
Brian Stewart
Mick Duncan

Note of Meeting to discuss Queensberry House – Reserved Matters

HS/2/095 - 098

2 December 1999

Robert Gordon

Donald Dewar

Faxed notes – Scottish Parliament: Holyrood Project

HS/2/099 - 101

7 December 1999

Graeme Munro

John Gibbons

Note – Queensberry House: Evening News Article

HS/2/102

9 December 1999

Graeme Munro

Richard Emerson

Note – Edinburgh Evening News article on Queensberry House, 7 December 1999

HS/2/103 - 104

January 2000

Robin Evetts

Nira Ponniah

Paper – Queensberry House

HS/2/105 - 116

27 February 2000

Richard Emerson

 

Extract – Observer article on cost of Holyrood building 27 February 2000

HS/2/117

March 2000

-

-

Paper – Queensberry House brief for meeting regarding current issues

HS/2/124 - 126

3 March 2000

Lothian Webster

Graeme Munro

Note – Scottish Parliament Building: Structural condition of Queensberry House

HS/2/118 - 119

15 March 2000

Jonathan Pryce

Graeme Munro

Note – Holyrood Project: Queensberry House note of meeting with Historic Scotland

HS/2/120 - 123

April 2000

-

 

Extracts – SPCB report on the Holyrood Project SP paper 99 Session 1 (2000)

HS/2/127 - 128

11 April 2000

Nira Ponniah

Dr R Evetts

Letter – Scottish Parliament Building Queensberry House Client requirements in relation to the Principal Issues

H/2/129 - 130

25 May 2000

Graeme Munro

PS/SEED, Scottish Executive

Note – Queensberry House and draft for Jonathan Pryce to send to Sir David Steel

HS/2/131 - 132

1 June 2000

Raymond Johnstone

Historic Buildings Council for Scotland

David Steel

Letter – Scottish Parliament’s proposals for Queensberry House

HS/2/133 - 134

15 June 2000

John Lynn

Gina Bellhouse
Nina Ponniah

Letter – Amendments to the approved NOPD of the Parliament building and clarification of reserved matters at Scottish Parliament site, Holyrood Road

HS/2/135 - 140

23 June 2000

Graeme Munro

Donald Dewar

Note – Queensberry House

HS/2/141 - 142

11 August 2000

G M Stark

Graeme Munro

Note – Queensberry House – Reconstruction of  Belvedere: Probable Costs

HS/2/143 - 144

25 August 2000

John Lynn

Gina Bellhouse

Letter – Amendments to the approved NOPD of the Parliament building and clarification of reserved matters at Scottish Parliament site, Holyrood Road

HS/2/145 - 147

6 September 2000

Alan Henderson

EMBT/RMJM

Letter – views of the Council on the application for Amendments to the approved NOPD of the Parliament Building and clarification of reserved matters (as amended) (Scheme: S2) at Scottish Parliament site

HS/2/148 - 150

20 September 2000

Tom Aitchison

City of Edinburgh Council

Paul Grice

Letter – Scottish Parliament site, Holyrood Road – cost implications of Condition 4 of the Council’s consultation response

HS/2/151 - 152

25 September 2000

Sarah Davidson

Tom Aitchison

Letter - Scottish Parliament site, Holyrood Road - cost implications of Condition 4 of the Council’s consultation response

HS/2/153 - 154

5 October 2000

David Steel

Raymond Johnstone

Historic Buildings Council for Scotland

Letter – Parliament’s proposals for Queensberry House

HS/2/155

2 November 2000

Alan Henderson

Paul Grice

Letter – Application for Variation of condition 4 of 00/01420/REM (Scheme: S1)

HS/2/156

29 January 2001

Richard Emerson

Graeme Munro
Mr Lawrie
Dr Breeze
Graham Reed
Gordon Barclay
Aonghus MacKechnie
Robin Evetts

Note – Queensberry House – archaeology, wallhead, ceiling and Belvedere

HS/2/157 - 158

16 February 2001

Robin Evetts

 

Minutes of Meeting at RMJM re Queensberry House - 16 February 2001

HS/2/159 - 160

2 May 2001

David Steel

Henry McLeish

Letter – Parliament Building at Holyrood

HS/2/161

11 May 2001

Henry McLeish

David Steel

Letter - Parliament Building at Holyrood

HS/2/162 - 163

12 June 2001

Henry McLeish

David Steel

Letter – Holyrood Project and Queensberry House

HS/2/167

18 August 2003

David Steel

 

Extract – lecture notes to the Edinburgh International Book Festival

HS/2/164 - 166

 
Footnote:
Material has been removed from this document that is either not relevant to the Inquiry's remit or is commercially sensitive.

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