Whether it maintains a register of historically important buildings currently in disuse or extensive disrepair that could be re-utilised or…

I have asked Graeme Munro, Chief Executive of Historic Scotland to reply. His response is as follows:The Buildings at Risk Register is maintained by the Scottish Civic Trust on behalf of Historic Scotland, an agency of the Scottish Executive. It comprises information on endangered historic buildings that are in need of rescue and publicises them to potential purchasers or tenants who might restore them. The register is a computerised database and information is available to the public on request in the form of illustrated printouts, tailored to suit individual requirements, for which a small charge is made. The Buildings at Risk Bulletin is published annually and is circulated widely. This contains an illustrated selection of properties from the register. In addition to funding the register, Historic Scotland is making additional resources available to the trust to make the full Buildings at Risk Register available on the internet. This improved service will be available to the public in the near future.Members of the public may obtain further details about the Buildings at Risk service by contacting the Buildings at Risk Officer, The Scottish Civic Trust, 42 Miller Street, Glasgow G1 1DT. Telephone 0141 221 1466 or e-mail sct@scotnet.co.uk. Arrangements are being made to place the register in the Parliament's Reference Centre.