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Chamber and committees

Importance of the Oil and Gas Industry

  • Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2020
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Motion reference: S5M-21779
  • Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament welcomes the campaign by Unite Scotland to protect offshore jobs in Scotland; recognises the importance of the offshore oil and gas industry to the Scottish and UK economy; considers that the reduction in demand for oil due to the COVID-19 pandemic threatens tens of thousands of jobs in the oil and gas sector; including jobs in central Scotland; recognises the need for ongoing public investment to provide support in return for a public stakeholding; acknowledges calls for a reaffirmation from the Scottish and UK governments and from Oil and Gas UK to the “Roadmap to 2035, A blueprint for net-zero”; regrets what it sees as the attempt by the Offshore Contractors Association to dismantle a collective agreement for 7,000 workers, and supports the central involvement of trades unions both now and in the introduction of new technology and automation.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Findlay, Rhoda Grant, Iain Gray, Mark Griffin, Daniel Johnson, Monica Lennon, Lewis Macdonald, Anas Sarwar, Elaine Smith, Colin Smyth