Media Centre
Press Release
26 January 2010
Chamber of Commerce responds to Dounreay funding announcement
Commenting upon the announcement by the NDA on its planned forward funding for Dounreay, Trudy Morris, Chief Executive of Caithness Chamber of Commerce said:
"We welcome this announcement by the NDA that funding for Dounreay has been assured at £150m per annum to achieve interim end state.
In the present climate of government cuts we believe this is a good outcome. We know there were other scenarios on the table, which were much worst. We appreciate that this much less than needed for some of the projects on site, however we believe through dialogue and partnership between DSRL and the supply chain the impact of this can be minimised.
The Chamber will be working with DSRL and the local supply chain to ensure the best possible outcome for the county."
Note for Editors:
1. The Caithness Chamber of Commerce is the ‘Voice of Business' in the area representing businesses across all sectors and is a member of Scottish Chambers of Commerce.
2. The Caithness Chamber of Commerce supports the activities of the Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership in the challenges to regenerate Caithness in the light of the rundown at Dounreay.
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Contact information:
Ms Trudy Morris CEO
Caithness Chamber of Commerce
Caithness Horizons
Old Town Hall
Thurso
Caithness
Scotland
KW14 8BB
T: 01847 896508
M: 07545 210946
E: trudy@caithnesschamber.com
W: www.caithnesschamber.com
