NEW: First Minister @NicolaSturgeon is asked by @patrickharvie at #FMQs in @ScotParl why Scotland's being used as “cut price petrol station” for USAF. Citing my @TheScotsman stories, he says ministers have been aware for 1 year+ US military has been getting "seven fig discount"
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman .@NicolaSturgeon repeats lines given by @MathesonMichael earlier in the week, pointing to the airport's “essential arms length” commercial status, independent from @scotgov. She doesn't directly address the allegations of £1m+ fee waivers given to the US military.
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman @MathesonMichael @scotgov @patrickharvie points out two of the FM's officials sit on the board of Prestwick's holding co that's supposed to provide a line of "democratic accountability so that we're not reliant on investigative journalists uncovering the facts of what's going on."
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman @MathesonMichael @scotgov .@NicolaSturgeon says Prestwick's "sources of revenue" are "laid out" in its annual accounts. Er, many mentions of the 'Defence Logistics Agency' deal did the FM's staff find? I make it *one* & it didn't specify the £ of the deal, which I revealed in June scotsman.com/news/politics/…
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman @MathesonMichael @scotgov .@NicolaSturgeon adds she is "extremely concerned" by Trump's "reprehensible" decision to leave Kurds to Turkey's mercy - strong moral condemnation, sure, but undermined somewhat by her refusal to confirm or deny the state-owned airport's alleged subsidies for the US military.
