Scottish architecture practice Keppie was paid almost £70,000 for its work on the NHS Louisa Jordan field hospital in Glasgow, according to figures released by a government minister.

The Scottish government handed the practice £69,615 for its work converting the city’s SEC exhibition centre into a hospital, which cost almost £31m.

The figure was revealed as part of a written answer provided to the House of Lords by health minister Lord Bethell last week breaking down the costs for all the temporary field hospitals built in response to the first wave of the pandemic.

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