Costs for the Space Hub
Dear Highlands and Islands Enterprise,
Highlands and Islands Enterprises (HIE, governmental body) funded project with cost expectation of at least GBP 17 million
GBP 2.5 million from the UK Space Agency, GBP 9.5 million from HIE, GBP 20 million expected privated investments.
Please provide the source of funding for Sutherland Space Hub the £9m from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Yours faithfully,
Tina Marshall
Dear Tina,
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Kind regards,
HIE Customer Service Team
Dear Tina,
Thank you for your request for information dated 19 July 2023 addressed to Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), this has been treated as a request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Your request was for the following information;
'Please provide the source of funding for Sutherland Space Hub the £9m from Highlands and Islands Enterprise'.
HIE and the Scottish Government are investing a total of £9.1m. This includes a £6.5m grant from HIE to Orbex to support spaceport development."
The link below provides background information to this funding.
https://www.hie.co.uk/blogs/2023/june/27...
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HIE Customer Service
Dear Team - Customer Service,
This does not explain where HIE got the funding from. Nor does it explain (in another FOI) why there is are economic impact figures or why there was no carbon footprint calculation (in another FOI). With all of that money spent, everything should have been in place.
I would reiterate my request as to where HIE got the money from.
Yours sincerely,
Tina Marshall
Dear Tina,
I attach the above review response letter (PDF) which has been signed by HIE's Chief Executive and is in response to your request for an FOI Review received on 31 July 2023.
Regards,
HIE Customer service
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