WESTERN Isles MSP, Alasdair Allan MSP, has today welcomed news that the Scottish Government will be providing funding to build a new primary school in Daliburgh, South Uist.
This comes as part of a package which will see the Scottish Government build 21 new primary schools across Scotland in what is the first round of the new £1.25 billion school building programme.
Dr Allan commented: "I am delighted that the Scott
ish Government has today invested in another Western Isles primary school, which I know will be a huge local asset to all those families and children in the southend of South Uist.
"Previous decades have seen huge under-investment and neglect of Scotland's schools with the current Government having inherited a huge number of pupils in bad or poor condition schools.
"However, after the billions of investment already underway and recently announced this number is due to be dramatically cut under this Scottish Government.
"I have always stated my support for the local schools in the islands and the sustainability they offer to communities and families in remote areas. Local schools are at the heart of communities in many parts of Scotland and this major investment by the Scottish Government goes a long way to ensuring that we make these communities more, not less, attractive, to young families."
