Major investment to be announced in Ayrshire

First Minister John Swinney will join Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes on their last joint visit ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary election to announce a multimillion-pound business investment, creating hundreds of new jobs and boosting Scotland's economy.

The announcement will build on the 2,000 jobs announced earlier this week by the First Minister in the South of Scotland.

Speaking ahead of the joint visit in Ayrshire the Deputy First Minister said:

“Creating the economic conditions to attract major investment and jobs across key sectors has been a priority for this government.

“In my time as Cabinet Secretary for the Economy I have worked hard to deliver on that and overseen some major investments including the £350 million Sumitomo subsea cable factory in the Highlands.

“Scotland has maintained its excellent track record as the top performing UK region for inward investment projects outside of London for 10 years running. We have huge economic strengths - from being at the forefront of the energy transition to rapidly emerging cutting-edge technologies - and we are working as hard as we can to bring further investment and deliver more high quality jobs.

“Ending my time in Scottish Government with this exciting announcement shows that our aim to work better, smarter and faster to create an investor-friendly environment has reaped rewards, bringing a multitude of benefits to communities across Scotland.”