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    On September 11, 1997, Scotland passed a referendum creating a separate Scottish Parliament to handle local affairs. In response, Donald Dewar believed it was time to build a new structure for the Scottish Parliament. Three sites were considered: the previous home of the Scottish Office, Victoria Quay at Leith docks, and Haymarket in Edinburgh. Initially, Holyrood was not an option due to unavailable land, but negotiations led to the owner making the land available in early 1999, adding Holyrood as a choice. Feasibility studies in late 1997 concluded Holyrood was the best location.

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    On September 11, 1997, Scotland passed a referendum creating a separate Scottish Parliament to handle local affairs. In response, Donald Dewar believed it was time to build a new structure for the Scottish Parliament. Three sites were considered: the previous home of the Scottish Office, Victoria Quay at Leith docks, and Haymarket in Edinburgh. Initially, Holyrood was not an option due to unavailable land, but negotiations led to the owner making the land available in early 1999, adding Holyrood as a choice. Feasibility studies in late 1997 concluded Holyrood was the best location.

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    On the 11th of September 1997, the Scottish electorate passed a referendum that

    creates a separate Scottish Parliament. The said parliament would handle the
    majority of the local affairs in Scotland. In line with this, Donald Dewar, Secretary
    of State for Scotland, thought that the time to build a new structure that will house
    the Scottish Parliament has come.

    In searching for the best location of the Scottish Parliament, three sites were
    highly considered. First was the previous home of the Scottish Office which is
    called St. Andrew’s House. The other two choices for the possible location of the
    new Scottish Parliament building were the Victoria Quay at Leith docks and the
    Haymarket located at the west of Edinburgh. Initially, the Holyrood site does not
    belong to the top choices for the location due to the fact that the site is not
    available at that time. Holyrood at that time was owned by the Scottish and
    Newcastle brewery. After some negotiations, the owner of the land said that by
    early 1999, the land would be available for use. Because of this breakthrough,
    Holyrood was included in the list of choices for the possible location of the new
    Scottish Parliament building.

    After feasibility studies done by the Scottish Office in late 1997, it was concluded
    that the Holyrood site is the best location for the new Scottish Parliament
    building. (Bain, 2004)

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