Question reference: S6W-01683
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 22 July 2021
-
Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) plan, (b) governance and (c) estimated timescale is for the full restoration of the Glasgow School of Art.
Answer
Glasgow School of Art is an autonomous Higher Education Institution, and as such has responsibility for its own strategic and operational decision making, including those related to the restoration of the Mackintosh Building.
The Scottish Funding Council continue to engage regularly with the Glasgow School of Art at Senior Management and Board level on a range of issues including institutional governance and staff and student wellbeing.
A key milestone, however, is the outcome of the fire investigation. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service anticipate that they will be in a position to publish the fire investigation report by the end of November 2021.