General Question · S3O-00002 · Session 3
How it proposes to take forward the commitment to protect rural schools from closure and what action it will take to assist those schools a…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it proposes to take forward the commitment to protect rural schools from closure and what action it will take to assist those schools at immediate risk.
The answer
We have madeclear our commitment to introduce a presumption against the closure of rural schoolsand shall be considering further the detailed implications of taking that forward.We shall also take thisinto account in our consideration of decisions on any rural school closure proposalswhich may require ministerial consent.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3O-00002 by reference.