Liberal Democrat Finance spokesperson Jeremy Purvis MSP has demanded an end to the SNP Government’s expensive and unnecessary Scottish Futures Trust (SFT).

Speaking during a debate in the Scottish Parliament, Mr Purvis said:

“Councils are now desperate for information on how the SFT will offer funding for new schools, but there is still no information.

"The cost of this quango, which isn't even set up, is to be £22 million, but we now know that the SFT is only to be an advisory board. This makes it the most expensive advisory board ever in Scotland.

"The SFT duplicates and complicates the work that the Scottish Government should doing anyway. The money should be saved, the Government should get on, build schools and end the delays."