Question reference: S6W-00137
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 20 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the final report of the Site Recovery Group for St Ambrose and Buchanan High Schools in Coatbridge, and what discussions it has had with North Lanarkshire Council regarding the four key conclusions made by the Chair, including that "they require ongoing attention or because the Site Recovery Group is yet to be convinced that a solution has been found."
Answer
The establishment of the Site Recovery Group was one of the recommendations from the report of the Buchanan and St Ambrose Independent Review, and we welcome the Group's report.
North Lanarkshire Council has assured us that it is taking action as quickly as possible to resolve the issues raised by the Chair within the Group’s report.
As it is the statutory responsibility of local authorities to manage their school estate, any further questions on this matter should be put to the Council directly.