£869.7 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR NORTH LANARKSHIRE
SNP MSP Clare Adamson is urging opposition MSPs to back the Scottish Budget and deliver investment in our public services.
The SNP Scottish Government has recently confirmed a £56.3 million funding increase for North Lanarkshire as part of the Scottish budget for 2025-26.
The funding, part of an over £1 billion increase in investment in Local Government in the budget, will empower Local Authorities across Scotland to improve schools, roads, bins and other local services, including in Motherwell and Wishaw.
Before the Budget, Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for an increase in funding to Local Authorities – and the SNPs offer to Local Authorities has more than exceeded expectations with a real-terms increase.
However, the Budget still needs to be voted through by Parliament - and local SNP MSP Clare Adamson has warned opposition politicians that they must back the budget if they want to see this investment delivered to Motherwell and Wishaw.
Ms Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, said:
“We need investment in public services and that is what the SNP is delivering. The Scottish Government is committing £869.7 million to North Lanarkshire; that is an uplift of more than £56 million for 2025-26.
“Local authorities are charged with providing crucial community services and that is why the Scottish Government is proposing a real-terms funding increase.
“SNP investment will help improve schools, social care, roads, waste collection, and other vital local services in Motherwell and Wishaw.
“I’m particularly delighted to see that the total investment for North Lanarkshire in Scotland’s Schools for the Future programme, combined with the Learning Estate Investment Programme for 2025-26, has reached £6.1 million. This includes Clyde Valley High School in Wishaw as part of the Schools for the Future Programme.
“This budget commits to bold and transformative investment but the Scottish Parliament must vote for it. MSPs in North Lanarkshire and across Scotland need to vote for this investment in our public services and deliver for our constituents.”
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