Part of General Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 9 May 2024.
Graeme Dey
Scottish National Party
I met the principal and chair of Dundee and Angus College a couple of weeks ago, which allowed me to gain an initial broad understanding of their thinking on future estate provision, taking account of RAAC and the age of the buildings, which, as Michael Marra knows, is an issue at Kingsway. I look forward to the college progressing those aspirational and creative plans for possible consideration by the SFC and the Government, although Michael Marra will appreciate that, given my Constituency interest, I would not be involved in any such process.
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