- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many road traffic accidents have been recorded in the (a) Aberdeen City, (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) Angus Council area on trunk roads (i) in each of the last five calendar years and (ii) since January 2020.
Answer
The Scottish Government only holds personal injury accident information. It does not hold information relating to damage only accidents (i.e. not involving an injury).
There has been the following number of personal injury accidents recorded on trunk roads in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Angus Council in the last 5 years:
Year (1 January – 31 December) | Aberdeen City | Aberdeenshire Council | Angus Council |
2019 | 8 | 40 | 15 |
2020 | 4 | 27 | 9 |
2021 | 3 | 38 | 18 |
2022 | 4 | 23 | 11 |
2023 | 6 | 31 | 10 |
*2024 (1/1/24 to 7/9/24) | 2 | 15 | 10 |
* data available until 7 September 2024 (fatal accidents to 23 October 24).
Source: Transport Scotland Accident Manager Database
Notes:
Statistics for Police Scotland
Date Period: 1 January 2019 – 7 September 2024
Date Extracted – 24 October 2024
Please note that the personal injury accident information provided above is based on the current figures available. The following are potential reasons for an accident not appearing on our system:
- Transport Scotland only holds accident information which is provided to us by Police Scotland. Transport Scotland does not hold information relating to damage only accidents (i.e. not involving an injury).
- Transport Scotland only holds accident information for the trunk road network.
- The accident information Transport Scotland holds is subject to change. E.g. we receive late returns from Police Scotland, who are responsible for recording details of injury accidents.
- Annual Scottish accident figures are published by Transport Scotland on a yearly basis and can be found by entering Reported Road Casualties Scotland into your search engine.
- From summer 2019, Police Scotland introduced a new system for recording traffic collisions. Due to improved recording and categorisation processes, it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of casualties and accidents on Scottish roads that are classified as serious.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Energy Skills Partnership to discuss the coordination of skills initiatives across Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government engages frequently with the Energy Skills Partnership (ESP) to discuss their work supporting Scotland’s college sector. Skills officials last met with ESP directly in August 2024.
The Scottish Funding Council funds ESP to act as the college sector lead for the transition to net zero, supporting institutions in developing their capability, capacity and curriculum pathways. SFC are represented on the ESP Advisory Board and maintain regular contact with ESP.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Funding Council to discuss funding for energy skills initiatives.
Answer
The Scottish Government regularly meets with the Scottish Funding Council to discuss a wide range of matters, including sectoral skills initiatives.
For example, skills officials recently met with SFC to discuss the co-led Tertiary Pathfinder Programme which, among others, includes the NESA Energy Transition Skills Pathway pilot project.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Scottish Renewables to discuss employment and training initiatives for the renewable energy sector.
Answer
The Scottish Government regularly meets with Scottish Renewables to discuss a wide range of matters related to the energy transition. The First Minister met Claire Mack, the Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, in August, and this meeting included discussion of skills, workforce and training in the renewables sector.
Following this, the Minister for Higher and Further Education and the Minister for Climate Action met Claire Mack, along with other partners, in September to discuss the needs of the energy sector.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group to discuss employment and training initiatives for the renewable energy sector.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not yet met with the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group to discuss employment and training initiatives for the renewable energy sector.
The Scottish Government engages with industry regularly via a number of mechanisms including the Scottish Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) and the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC).
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many former oil and gas workers have transitioned to green jobs as a result of Just Transition funding.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not currently hold overall figures relating to employment outcomes or job creation as a result of our funded programmes. We are currently commissioning an independent evaluation which will help to determine this and the impact of the Fund to date, in due course.
Through the Just Transition Fund specifically, we have allocated £9.7 million for a package of skills interventions in the North East. We are currently commissioning an independent evaluation of the Fund’s impact to date which will include existing jobs supported and new jobs created. This work is due to complete by March end 2025.
This includes:
- £4.5 million over 5 years for the Energy Skills Transition Hub – which aims to support 1000 people into energy transition roles.
- £1 million for the National Energy Skills Accelerator to support a pilot scheme to better understand future energy skills needs and deliver workforce training.
- funding for a feasibility study about net zero skills requirements and labour supply chain bottlenecks in Moray.
- £3.7 million for the development of the Offshore Energy Skills Passport.
In addition, we are taking forward and supporting a wide range of sector-specific efforts, designed to help workers seize new opportunities, while ensuring that the sector does not lose essential skills and experience.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 28 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Offshore Energies UK to discuss employment and training initiatives.
Answer
Scottish Government Ministers and officials regularly meet with industry stakeholders, including OEUK to discuss their ongoing employment and training initiatives. The First Minister and I met with David Whitehouse, CEO of OEUK on 30 September 2024. The Scottish Government is working with the energy sector to plan for a multi-skilled workforce to ensure a fair and just transition for Scotland’s highly skilled offshore workers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many green jobs have been created directly as a result of Just Transition funding.
Answer
The Just Transition Fund has allocated £75 million to date, supporting a cross-sector portfolio of projects ranging across sectors like energy, agriculture, digital innovation and construction while also supporting communities across the North East and Moray to create jobs, support innovation, and secure the highly skilled workforce of the future.
This includes £9.7 million on a package of skills interventions supporting the transferability of workforce across sectors to meet the needs of the net zero transition including: a digital offshore energy skills passport; and an Energy Transition Skills Hub.
The Scottish Government does not currently hold overall figures relating to employment outcomes or job creation as a result of our funded programmes. We are currently commissioning an independent evaluation which will help to determine this and the impact of the Fund to date, in due course.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met industry stakeholders to discuss workforce planning for renewable energy projects.
Answer
The most recent discussion on workplace planning for renewable energy projects took place at The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) on 18 September 2024, where members discussed barriers and opportunities in relation to skills and the workforce for the offshore wind industry.
We will continue to engage with industry stakeholders to plan for a multi-skilled energy workforce that can benefit from opportunities across the energy system.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 October 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when a decision will be made on reallowing alcohol at certain times on ScotRail services.
Answer
The Scottish Government is aware that passengers, ScotRail staff and other stakeholders hold a wide range of views about alcohol on trains.
Ministers continue to consider this wide range of diverging views in line with the broad range of recommendations made in our report on women and girls’ safety on public transport and in the context of ongoing initiatives to tackle antisocial behaviour on public transport.
