Question reference: S5W-10840
- Asked by: Michelle Ballantyne, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 August 2017
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 7 September 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle the challenges presented to schools in the Scottish Borders in light of the report, Household Projections for Scotland, 2014-based, published by the National Records of Scotland, which predicts that the number of households in the region will rise by 8% between 2014 and 2039.
Answer
I welcome the projected growth in the Scottish Borders and Scottish Borders Council is best placed to plan for this increase. With regards to new schools required because of housing growth, we would always expect this to be funded by local authorities and the housing developers.
However, through the Scotland’s Schools for the Future programme, Scottish Borders Council has been awarded significant funding of over £43m towards the construction or refurbishment of the following five school projects: Kelso High School, Duns Primary School, Broomlands Primary School, Langlee Primary School and Jedburgh Campus.