Question reference: S5W-35449
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administration and legal costs, in relation to its investment in Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab).
Answer
In the following table a breakdown of the administrative costs and legal costs incurred since the Scottish Government’s initial intervention with BiFab in 2017-18 is provided.
Legal and Administrative Costs | ||
Category | Financial Year | Net Amount |
Professional advisors - Legal | 2017-2018 | £30,671 |
Professional advisors - Legal | 2018-2019 | £36,496 |
Professional advisors - Legal | 2019-2020 | £39,709 |
Professional advisors - Legal | 2020-2021 | £63,799 |
Total | £170,674 | |
Source - Scottish Government Records