Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S3W-05508 · Session 3

Whether it intends to introduce a presumption against school closures in towns and cities.

Answered Asked by Rhona Brankin Lab Lodged 19 Oct 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to introduce a presumption against school closures in towns and cities.

The answer

Answered by Maureen Watt on 7 Nov 2007 · 19 days after it was lodged, on time

We are committed tointroducing a legislative presumption against the closure of rural schools and totightening the regulations for closing all schools. We will consult widely on aset of proposals to give effect to those commitments, in a way which will allowample opportunity for comment.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-05508 by reference.