On Tuesday the Council's Policy and Resources Committee approved in principle the sale of the site for the new £60 million prison, HMP Inverclyde.
Subject to agreement being reached on a number of detailed matters and the granting of planning consent the Scottish Prison Service will acquire the former Greenock High and Glenburn Schools for the new facility which is part of the Scottish Government’s Infrastructure Investment Plan.
This is good news for Inverclyde and will bring jobs and investment to the area, as well as safeguarding existing jobs. We have worked very closely with the Scottish Prison Service to identify a suitable site and I am pleased that we have reached agreement.
This decision might also give some reassurance to sceptics who have been suspicious that the Council had a secret plan to leave St Columba's High School permanently in its temporary home at the former Greenock High School, reneging on our promise to provide a new St Columba's at the Gourock High School site. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Providing a new home for St Columba's and the shared campus in Port Glasgow are the top political priorities of my administration. Despite the financial challenges we face as a result of anticipated government funding cuts we remain absolutely committed to delivering these projects.
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