Question reference: S4O-05492
- Asked by: Mike MacKenzie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 20 January 2016
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Current status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 27 January 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent investment it has made in school infrastructure in the Highlands and Islands.
Answer
Through the Schools for the Future programme, the Scottish Government are currently supporting the construction costs of 20 school projects in the Highlands and Islands.
In addition, the First Minister announced on Monday 25 January 2016 that we will be supporting the construction costs of a further 19 school projects across Scotland. This includes Alness Academy in the Highlands and Lossiemouth High School in Moray.
This is a further demonstration of the Scottish Government's ongoing commitment to improving the quality of Scotland's school estate.