Chamber and committees

The Economy

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
Motion type: Motion For Debate
Motion reference: S5M-00448
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Motions as amended

S5M-00448 Jackie Baillie: That the Parliament notes recent publications, including the EY Scottish ITEM Club, which recognises that the Scottish economy, and the oil and gas sector in particular, is facing many external challenges though will continue to grow this year, despite the impact of lower oil prices on the oil and gas sector, which has revised up its growth forecast for 2017, as the negative impact of the oil price fades and the pace of expansion picks up; acknowledges the EY Attractiveness Survey, which showed that Scotland attracted more foreign direct investment projects than any part of the UK outside London last year and has “been resilient in managing to weather the oil and gas price volatility storm whilst also being able to flourish in other sectors”; recognises the measures that the Scottish Government is taking to support workers and companies affected by falling oil prices and the wider slowdown in the global economy, including the Energy Jobs Taskforce, which has supported 8,800 individuals and over 100 employers to help those affected move forward into new employment, training or education; recognises that the Bank of Scotland oil and gas sector report provides clear evidence that there are still opportunities in the North Sea, and finds that more than half of companies believe that the UK Government must bring forward further support for exploration activity.”

Supported by: David Stewart

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Scottish National Party

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George Adam
Clare Adamson
Alasdair Allan
Tom Arthur
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Keith Brown
Aileen Campbell
Willie Coffey
Angela Constance
Bruce Crawford
Roseanna Cunningham
Graeme Dey
Bob Doris
James Dornan
Annabelle Ewing
Fergus Ewing
Linda Fabiani
Joe FitzPatrick
Kate Forbes
Jeane Freeman
Kenneth Gibson
Jenny Gilruth
Mairi Gougeon
Christine Grahame
Emma Harper
Clare Haughey
Jamie Hepburn
Fiona Hyslop
Bill Kidd
Richard Lochhead
Richard Lyle
Angus MacDonald
Gordon MacDonald
Fulton MacGregor
Derek Mackay
Rona Mackay
Ben Macpherson
Ruth Maguire
Gillian Martin
John Mason
Michael Matheson
Joan McAlpine
Mark McDonald
Ivan McKee
Christina McKelvie
Stuart McMillan
Alex Neil
Gil Paterson
Ash Regan
Gail Ross
Michael Russell
Shirley-Anne Somerville
Stewart Stevenson
Kevin Stewart
Nicola Sturgeon
John Swinney
Maree Todd
David Torrance
Maureen Watt
Paul Wheelhouse
Sandra White
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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Jeremy Balfour
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Murdo Fraser
Maurice Golden
Jamie Greene
Rachael Hamilton
Alison Harris
Alex Johnstone
Liam Kerr
John Lamont
Gordon Lindhurst
Margaret Mitchell
Edward Mountain
Douglas Ross
John Scott
Graham Simpson
Liz Smith
Alexander Stewart
Ross Thomson
Adam Tomkins
Annie Wells
Brian Whittle

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Dean Lockhart
Oliver Mundell

Scottish Labour

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Jackie Baillie
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Kezia Dugdale
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Neil Findlay
Rhoda Grant
Iain Gray
Mark Griffin
Daniel Johnson
James Kelly
Johann Lamont
Monica Lennon
Richard Leonard
Lewis Macdonald
Jenny Marra
Pauline McNeill
Alex Rowley
Anas Sarwar
Elaine Smith
Colin Smyth
David Stewart

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Liam McArthur

Original motion text

That the Parliament notes recent publications, including the EY Scottish ITEM Club, which indicate that Scotland’s economy faces many challenges in the coming year, with GDP growth forecasts downgraded; further notes, in particular, the decline in the oil and gas industry, with reported jobs losses of more than 120,000 since 2014, as reported by Oil & Gas UK recently, alongside the Bank of Scotland oil and gas sector report that shows that a third of businesses in the oil and gas industry plan to cut jobs further during 2016, showing the scale of the challenge; welcomes the Scottish Government’s Transition Training Fund but notes that it has been reported that it has helped only 91 people, and calls on all parties in the Parliament to work together to support the oil and gas industry and its workforce and for action to be taken to support the industry over the short, medium and long term.