Humza Yousaf has slammed Rishi Sunak's plans to weaken his climate pledges as "unforgivable", according to reports.
03.09.2023 - 10:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An SNP Cabinet Secretary has said there is no “immediate risk to safety” in schools over the collapsing concrete threat.
Neil Gray also said investigations are ongoing and cash would be found if buildings needed to be repaired.
Over 100 schools in England will close due to the presence of dodgy concrete known as RAAC.
First Minister Humza Yousaf said over the weekend there are no plans to shut Scottish schools “at this stage”.
RAAC has been detected in 35 schools so far, according to the Scottish Government.
Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, was asked about the concerns by BBC Scotland.
He said: "There is no immediate risk to safety. We're working with our local authority partners, obviously, who take the lead on this and our health boards, NHS Assure, and Police Scotland, to make sure that those buildings that have RAAC within them, there are investigations taking place.”
On why schools had closed in England, he said: “The UK Government have got to make their own assessment. We have taken ours based on the work that we're doing with our local authority partners [and] our NHS stakeholders."
He added: “There is no reason to believe that the safety concern has changed in the previous weeks. Obviously there are checks ongoing including intrusive checks because obviously some of this material is going to be deep into the structure of buildings. That takes time to be able to carry out.”
Gray was also asked about a potential bill for repairs: “Yes, there could potentially be additional works required, either to make the buildings safe or for replacements, but some of that will already be taking place thanks to the investment that we've already made in the school estate.”
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Humza Yousaf has slammed Rishi Sunak's plans to weaken his climate pledges as "unforgivable", according to reports.
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Schools, hospitals and a theatre in Greater Manchester have been identified as having dangerous crumbling concrete. Councils and social housing providers across the region are checking their estates for signs of the problem.
Humza Yousaf has said the number of schools identified with dangerous concrete has risen to forty.
West Lothian Council has already spent £53m tackling crumbling concrete in county schools.
This time last week few people had even heard about RAAC, let alone what it stands for. But since the weekend, we've heard of little else as the latest crisis to engulf the government unfolds.
The government has finally released a full list of schools across the country that have dangerous crumbling concrete - and you can use our interactive map tool to search your postcode and see affected sites near you.
Scottish ministers have been aware of the risks of collapse-prone concrete since last summer, Shirley-Anne Somerville said, as she pledged to be "open" with the public on concerns.
An education minister has said that the government's response to the crumbling concrete crisis in schools has been 'world leading', despite ordering the full or partial closure of more than 100 schools in England just before the start of term.
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