Persimmon Homes has hosted MSP and leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Anas Sarwar, to the site of their Castle Gardens development.

During the site visit, Mr Sarwar met with Persimmon apprentices to hear how they are growing their skills and gaining valuable experience of the housing sector.

The apprentices are undertaking a mixture of bricklaying, joinery, roofing and painting and decorating modern apprenticeship frameworks and include young people and adults upskilling.

During the visit, the Scottish Labour Leader also met with Persimmons' West Scotland team to discuss the important role that apprentices play within the business, as well as the wider opportunities and challenges currently facing the housing sector.

Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar MSP said: "It was a delight to visit the Persimmon site in Cambuslang this week. From delivering affordable and social housing to training apprentices, it is clear that Persimmon is giving back to the community.

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"With targets being missed and young Scots struggling to get on the housing ladder, it is clear that more must be done to deliver the housing Scotland needs.

"Scottish Labour would use the power of government to work with developers and local government to deliver the quality housing that we need here in Scotland."

Chris Logan, Persimmon West Scotland Managing Director, said: "Apprentices are at the heart of our business and it was great to introduce Anas and Michael to four of our talented team. We've reached a record number of apprentices across our developments in Scotland this year and as well as increasing the number, we're also working hard to improve the diversity of our apprenticeship programme.

"Scottish Housing Day is a welcome opportunity to recognise the crucial role that housing plays, both in society and our economy. There's a huge variety of careers available in the sector and we're committed to providing exciting opportunities for everybody within the communities we operate in."

The Castle Gardens development in Cambuslang includes 57 homes that have been transferred to South Lanarkshire Council to help local people in housing need, as well as 386 private homes, ranging from two-five bedrooms.