Fees paid by GFG Alliance company: FOI Appeal

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

“I want to make an FOI request to the Scottish Government about the total fee that has so far been paid by GFG Alliance companies under the 25-year guarantee entered into by the Scottish Government relating to the Lochaber hydropower plant and smelter. I also want to ask when these payments were made”

Response

The Commissioner has now issued a decision 112/2023 wherein the Commissioner has concluded that 30(c) of FOISA did not apply to the dates of payment of the Guarantee fee.

I am writing to provide you the dates of payment of the Guarantee until 29 November 2021 which were previously withheld in relation to your request and which are attached to the email.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

FOI 202200270670 - Information Released - Annex A
FOI 202200270670 - Information Released - Annex B

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: CCU@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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