I thank Ross Greer for his interest in the matter. He has written to me directly and I am happy to confirm on the record that I will visit the school with him and ask officials to continue their engagement with East Dunbartonshire Council.

It is worth putting it on the record that the funding that was announced in the UK Government’s autumn statement was broadly in line with our planning assumptions. However, we will continue to look carefully at the context of education consequentials.

Ross Greer will know that the reason why the new UK Government has been forced to prioritise investment in school buildings is a legacy of the Conservative Government’s previous starving of investment in school buildings in England. That is not the case in Scotland, where we have prioritised investment in our school estate. That has been shown in the latest statistics, with more than 91 per cent of our buildings now in good or satisfactory condition.

East Dunbartonshire Council has benefited from £10.2 million for schools in its area through the previous schools for the future programme, and is benefiting through the learning estate investment programme. I am happy to continue to work with Ross Greer on the issue. I recognise the strength of local feeling. Officials will continue to engage with the local authority.