A key SNP minister has been blasted after refusing to acknowledge some of the work undertaken by the UK Government to help secure Scotland a £200million Japanese contract. Wellbeing economy and energy Secretary Neil Gray also racked up a £17,000 bill on a four-day trip to Japan in April. On his trip, he also announced a huge investment in Scotland from Sumitomo Electric Industries with the company building a large factory in the Highlands to make sub-sea high-voltage cables. READ MORE: Neil Gray admits Ferguson Marine ferry prices could still increase and refuses to publish key reportHe said at the time: "I am absolutely delighted that Sumitomo Electric will be coming to Scotland. One of the notes read: "We will work with Sumitomo to see incentives in Scotland, make the risk more symmetrical.

Source: Express June 23, 2023 13:28 UTC