Tory Todd Ferguson has challenged North Ayrshire Council to increase the number of free laptops they give out to pupils as part of the SNP’s election manifesto promise.
Councillor Ferguson, who represents North Coast, asked at Wednesday's full council meeting how many primary and secondary school pupils in North Ayrshire had received a free laptop or tablet as part of the election manifesto pledge.
Cabinet Member for Education, Shaun Macaulay, said: “In the academic session 2021-22 , North Ayrshire Council distributed 1,000 Chromebook laptops to people across all schools who needed them most in P5 and S2.
