FOI/202300340254 · FOI · unclear
Public funds given to Amazon: FOI release
Information requested
A detailed breakdown of all public funds the Scottish Government have given to Amazon since 2007. I would like this figure presented as an annual figure for each calendar year and a cumulative total. I would like a breakdown of what public funds were specifically allocated by the Scottish Government to Amazon for their Faulds Park distribution centre in Gourock, Inverclyde, since 2007.
Response
Our enterprise agency, Scottish Enterprise (SE), leads on a pan-Scotland approach to attracting inward investment by foreign companies, such as Amazon. The following table provides a full breakdown, by project and year, of the information held by the Scottish Government on SE support to Amazon.
While your request specifies funds since 2007, grants are often made over several years and multiple projects listed include instalments made prior to 2007. Therefore, to provide the full context, we have chosen to also provide details of payments by SE to Amazon in 2005 and 2006. With regard to Faulds Park distribution centre, there were 3 payment totalling £2,137,000 which are listed in the top 3 rows of the table below.
Description 2005 2006 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Payments made (£) Faulds Park - Major Project 107,000 107,000 RSA - establish a European Group support operation together withadditional customer fulfilment capacity - Gourock 555,000 600,000 500,000 1,655,000 RSA - To expand the company's facility to satisfy customer demand - Gourock 375,000 375,000 RSA - To establish a remote software development centre for web development - South Queensferry 150,000 50,000 200,000 RSA - To establish additional capacity to meet UK and European customer fulfilment requirements - Glenrothes 200,000 50,000 250,000 RSA - Development of a new fulfilment centre to satisfy customer demand – Dunfermline 215,000 165,000 355,000 665,000 1,400,000 Property Infrastructure General 50,000 50,000 Amazon Customer Service Centre Training Plus consolidated Project - Edinburgh 143,275 213,410 171,936 94,461 623,082 Contribution towards the fit out and preparation of premises at Waverley Gate - Edinburgh 160,000 160,000 Training Plus - contribution towards training and management development – Dunfermline 262,576 224,788 487,364 Support to attract new FDI investment 21,600 21,600 Total (£) 683,600 1,000,000 600,000 678,275 428,410 599,512 355,000 984,249 5,329,046
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