No 'immediate' safety risk in Scots schools from crumbling concrete threat says SNP Cabinet Secretary

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An SNP Cabinet Secretary has said there is no “immediate risk to safety” in schools over the collapsing concrete threat.Neil Gray also said investigations are ongoing and cash would be found if buildings needed to be repaired.Over 100 schools in England will close due to the presence of dodgy concrete known as RAAC.First Minister Humza Yousaf said over the weekend there are no plans to shut Scottish schools “at this stage”.RAAC has been detected in 35 schools so far, according to the Scottish Government.Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, was asked about the concerns by BBC Scotland.He said: "There is no immediate risk to safety.

We're working with our local authority partners, obviously, who take the lead on this and our health boards, NHS Assure, and Police Scotland, to make sure that those buildings that have RAAC within them, there are investigations taking place.”On why schools had closed in England, he said: “The UK Government have got to make their own assessment.

We have taken ours based on the work that we're doing with our local authority partners [and] our NHS stakeholders."He added: “There is no reason to believe that the safety concern has changed in the previous weeks.

Obviously there are checks ongoing including intrusive checks because obviously some of this material is going to be deep into the structure of buildings.