Dear Mr Reid,

Please accept my sincere apologies for not responding to your request for
information. The FOI unit did not receive your email and we are currently
investigating the matter.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will process and respond to your
request for information as soon as possible.

In the meantime, should you have an queries please do not hesitate to
contact me,

Kind regards,

Joanna

Joanna Smart

Information Officer

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Earl Thorfinn House

6 Druimchat View

Dingwall Business Park

Dingwall

Ross-shire

IV15 9XL

Tel: 01349 868969

Fax: 01349 868901

Email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Reid,

Thank you for your request for information.

Firstly, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) would like to apologise
again for the delay in responding to your request for information.   We
have looked into this matter and it appears that the contact details used
by the ‘What do they know’ website were out of date.  The contact details
have now been updated. 

With regard to your request for information, HIE has responded to your
specific questions below.

 1. Please can you list all properties that HIE currently pay
rent/lease on, how much on a yearly basis this costs for each
property and the current end date of any rental/lease arrangement
for each property.

Please see attachments.
<<Attachment 1 - Commercial Portfolio Head and Ground Lease
Schedule#2.pdf>> <<Attachment 2 - HIE Occupied Premises Leased
Properties#2.pdf>>

2)      Please can you list all staff office moves carried out in the
last five years and the costs associated with each move.

A summary of the major office moves undertaken in the last five years is
provided below.

IMF to ETH, Campus Team to Cowan House w/e 12th June & w/e 19th June
2010      
Removals (inc. Labour and Transport)    £4,938.53      
Joinery Works   £1,142.10      
Electrical Works        £2,512.50      
Total   £8,593.13      
Vacating Cowan House for CapGemini Project (phases 1 & 2) Nov-Dec 2012 &
May-present (August 2013)     
Removals (inc. Labour and Transport)    £6,626.39      
Joinery Works   £2,951.11      
Electrical Works        £2,083.68      
Total   £11,661.18     
Please note that all staff office moves are performed ‘in house’ by our
Facilities Management Team.  They are, however, supported by professional
services, such as joiners, electricians and removal companies, as and when
required. 

I trust this information will be of assistance to you, but if you require
any further information please contact me on the details provided.

If you are dissatisfied with the way your request for information has been
processed, you have the right under the Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002 (FOISA) to request a review. Should you wish to exercise that
right, you will need to contact us within 40 working days of receipt of
this email. If you remain dissatisfied on completion of the review, you
have the right to appeal to the Office of the Scottish Information
Commissioner - [1]www.itspublicknowledge.info.

Kind regards

Janie

Janie Sheridan
Business Improvement Manager
Highlands & Islands Enterprise
Cowan House
Inverness Business and Retail Park
Inverness
IV2 7GF

Tel - 01463 244537
Fax - 01463 244331
[2][email address]

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