Ministers have been in communication with both the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Forth Valley College regarding the Alloa campus, and the SFC is working intensively to seek a resolution with the College regarding the campus and to support the College’s financial sustainability.Although colleges operate independently of Government, and it is ultimately for them to decide on operational matters such as their campus footprint, Ministers recognise the vital role the campus in Alloa plays in providing access to services for the people in that community, and are keen that everything possible is done to keep the campus open.In this year's allocations from the SFC, and in recognition of the vital role colleges play in communities across Scotland, all colleges received a 4.9% increase to support college maintenance in 2025-26, and Forth Valley College received a 2.3% uplift to the College's teaching allocation.The Scottish Government is working collaboratively with the SFC and Colleges Scotland through the Tripartite Alignment Group to identify and implement flexibilities to support colleges. To date...