Question reference: S5W-36228
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee City East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 12 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by project of capital investment in schools in Dundee in each year since 2016.
Answer
Through the Scottish Government’s previous school building programme, Scotland’s Schools for the Future, Dundee City Council received funding of £49 million towards the construction of three projects:
£19.5 million towards Baldragon Academy which was completed in June 2018,
£20.4 million towards Harris Academy which was completed in May 2016,
£9.1 million towards North East Campus which was completed in August 2018.
Phase 2 of the £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme was announced on 18th December 2020, and through this programme Dundee City Council will receive funding towards a new campus to replace Craigie and Braeview High Schools.
These projects were submitted by Dundee City Council as their priority projects for investment.