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Mairi McAllan: Providing P1 children with free school bags will cost £2.7m
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Scotsman is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 12:21 UTC. The headline in use is “Mairi McAllan: Providing P1 children with free school bags will cost £2.7m”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Marketing firm APS Group has been handed the contract to assemble and distribute the Welcome to School Bags, which include essentials such as stationery and a water bottle.
The ScotsmanRead at The Scotsman
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- First reported by The Scotsman
Mairi McAllan: Providing P1 children with free school bags will cost £2.7m
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- The Scotsman