To ask the Scottish Executive what requests for funding it has had from South Lanarkshire Council for the creation of a secondary school special needs unit within South Lanarkshire and what funding it has made available for this purpose.

We have no record of a request from South Lanarkshire Council for funding for the creation of a specific secondary school special needs unit. The authority is responsible for funding school building work, including work for special needs provision, from the general resources available to it.