Meghan Gallacher: “Labour promised £150 million to help meet that pressure, but families and schools are still waiting to see it.”

Rather than fixating on one-off payments which seem today to have done very little, the SNP Government must act to help its leaders form a multi-year plan that secures jobs and learning for students.

Central Scotland deserves better than broken promises, delay and managed decline. The people of Lanarkshire deserve the hospital they were promised.

Communities across Lanarkshire and Central Scotland were promised a new Monklands Hospital before the election. Now, after votes have been cast, they are being told that the project is too expensive and must be sent back to the drawing…

Given this broken promise, can you please confirm whether any formal risk to the approval or deliverability of the Monklands Hospital business case was recorded on any official Scottish Government risk register before polling day.