Calls have been made for a national fund to be set up to help local councils tacking vital but expensive repairs as a result crumbling concrete.
West Lothian's Linlithgow councillor Sally Pattle praised local officials for their swift response to tackling the problems around the use of RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) in council buildings.
Also known as Siporex, RAAC has now been discovered in public buildings across the United Kingdom including schools, theatres and hospitals, with the bill to replace and repair what has already been found potentially running into billions of pounds.
