East Kilbride MSP Collette Stevenson has hailed £1.5 million national funding from the Scottish Government which aims to wipe out school debt for families across her constituency.
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“While school meal debt is a matter for local authorities, this important emergency funding pot will give much-needed support to empower councils to remove the debilitating impact of debt for families across Scotland.