Question reference: S4W-00681
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 10 June 2011
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 June 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) discussions, (b) correspondence and (c) meetings it has had with North Ayrshire Council regarding the location of GlaxoSmithKline's proposed new plant.
Answer
Anne MacColl, Chief Executive of Scottish Development International (SDI) met with Elma Murray, Chief Executive of North Ayrshire Council on 16 May 2011. One of the items discussed was the proposed location of the new GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plant. It was confirmed at the meeting, and in a subsequent letter on 20 May 2011, that SDI is actively engaging with GSK and will work with Scottish Enterprise colleagues to ensure that North Ayrshire Council is fully involved in developing the Scottish proposition once GSK has confirmed the process for site selection, which is due in early July 2011.