Commenting on today’s Budget announcement by the Chancellor of £20m of Levelling Up funding for Kirkwall, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP, said:
“I very much welcome this significant UK Government funding for Orkney, and I congratulate all those who have worked so hard to secure it.
“I know from previous meetings with Michael Gove of his - and the UK Government’s – commitment to push Levelling Up into those parts of Scotland which will help most, and it is fantastic to see Orkney benefitting from this Long Term Plan for Towns support.
“It is a major boost for Kirkwall and for the islands I call home”.
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