As an amendment to motion S4M-05310 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities), insert at end "; notes the challenges to the industry in managing a finite and unpredictable resource; believes that the industry must play a role in encouraging young people to pursue a career in engineering, working with schools, OPITO and the further and higher education sectors, paying particular attention to the encouragement of young women into the industry; recognises the high costs and technical challenges of extracting remaining oil and gas resources from the UK Continental Shelf and the future costs of decommissioning; recognises that attention to safety must be paramount both at work and travelling to and from oil and gas installations, and believes that workplace safety representatives, trade unions and the Health and Safety Executive have key roles to play in ensuring that safety comes first."
Submitted by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, January 7, 2013
Motion reference: S4M-05310
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Supported by: Derek Mackay, John Swinney
Result 118 for, 2 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Tavish Scott, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Motion reference: S4M-05310.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Motion reference: S4M-05310.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Result 2 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Disagreed