How many buildings it (a) owns and (b) leases and what the total square footage is of each, also broken down by local authority area and ex…

Currently the ScottishExecutive owns 15 buildings, leases 16 buildings and occupies space in another eightGovernment buildings which are controlled by other Government Departments. Eachoccupation of a Government building controlled by another Government Departmentis governed by a Memorandum of Terms of Occupation (MOTO)
The total square footage of the Scottish Executive owned buildings is 534,863 square feet. The total squarefootage of Scottish Executive leased buildings is 404,154 square feet. Thetotal square footage of MOTO buildings is 44,663 square feet. Thebreakdown of these figures is as follows:
Owned Buildings
Local Authority Area
| Square Footage
| Percentage of Total Buildings (15)

Aberdeenshire Council
| 17,853
| 6.67

Argyll and Bute Council
| 9,616
| 6.67

City of Edinburgh Council
| 449,532
| 20

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar
| 6,219
| 13.33

Dumfries and Galloway Council
| 1,679
| 6.67

Highland Council
| 21,191
| 20

Orkney Islands Council
| 4,899
| 6.67

Perth and Kinross Council
| 8,973
| 6.67

Scottish Borders Council
| 8,642
| 6.67

South Lanarkshire Council
| 6,259
| 6.67

Total
| 534,863
| 100


Leased Buildings
Local Authority Area
| Square Footage
| Percentage of Total Buildings (16)

Argyll and Bute Council
| 1,115
| 6.25

City of Edinburgh Council
| 275,181
| 43.75

Falkirk Council
| 4,573
|