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The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.
The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.
Civil servants warned the transport secretary in 2018 that '2025 deadline would not be met' if it was privately financed.
Starting in 2012 and ending in February 2023 it charts the lack of progress, secrecy and when it became ‘unachievable’
Campaigner Laura Hansler says the government ‘knew they could never deliver and they refused at every turn to give the electorate the truth.’
Scottish Government figures show Highland Council has the worst school estate and curriculum for excellence performance in Scotland.
Cabinet papers show the earliest completion dates were 2032 for private finance and 2034 for traditional capital finance.
Frustrated campaigners slam ‘disrespectful’ Scottish Government ‘prevarication’ after voting down move securing an announcement.
She says 'unfortunately, the UK government’s autumn statement delivered a worst-case scenario for Scotland.'
Ms Davies is currently chief officer of Argyll and Bute health and social care partnership will start work on April 1.
Leader Raymond Bremner says 'there are considerable opportunities to derive more income to support the overall work of Highland Council.'
Helen Crawford will ask the local authority to declare a 'school estate emergency' to put the issue on First Minister Humza Yousaf's desk.
Highland Council previously ditched plans to fund a new school but said it would buy the St Clement's site.
She say amid 'the challenge of the climate and nature emergency, the wellbeing economy approach is a great way to go.'
The parties separately underlined how Scotland was energy rich but fuel poor and demand action from the UK government
The Scottish Conservatives did the analysis and then lashed out at the 'appalling betrayal' due to the “pitiful, snail-paced progress'.
Chris Mather says it should be as good as 'Somerset House, a Saatchi Gallery, it is a Harry Potter all together wrapped up in one.'
He says 'the promised autumn update on a new timescale has been missed – as if we’re not already used enough to missed SNP A9 deadlines.'
He wants MSPs to secure guarantees but he asks: 'Will they at long last devote real money for the Highlands as opposed to the central belt?'
At that rate one parent says ‘some pyramids were built quicker’ as the campaign for a new school will be nearly 30 years old.
