Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43888 by Gillian Martin on 2 March 2026, whether it will provide details of the 450 specialist jobs that SSEN estimates will be supported in each year of the five years of the contract, broken down by seafarer grade.
The Scottish Government understands that SSEN has now put in place its frameworks with contract partners. These frameworks will enable partners to bid for specific projects. This process will define the precise nature and the grade of roles created.
Given the subsea cable upgrades will be delivered through private contracts between SSEN and its partners, the Scottish Government will have no role in the creation or management of jobs resulting from the subsea network upgrades.