Question reference: S4W-28233
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 2 November 2015
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 November 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) recruitment and (b) other consultants Glasgow Prestwick Airport (i) is hiring and (ii) has hired since November 2013 and at what cost.
Answer
Since November 2013 Glasgow Prestwick Airport has hired three consultants at a cost of £205,150 in support of the bid to locate the UK spaceport at Prestwick. It should be noted that £150,000 of this cost was met by South Ayrshire Council.
The airport has also engaged the services of an executive search agency to assist with the selection and recruitment of a new senior management team at a cost of £90,000.
They have hired 12 other consultants to support various business needs.
Excluding the financial support provided by South Ayrshire Council, the total cost of all consultancy work since 2013 is £362,163.