As an amendment to motion S6M-17525 in the name of Douglas Lumsden (Protecting Scotland’s Oil and Gas Industry), leave out from "regrets" to end and insert "notes with deep concern the economic and employment impacts of the closure of the Grangemouth refinery and recent job losses at Harbour Energy in Aberdeen; further notes that the increase and extension of the UK Government’s Energy Profits Levy, by the previous and current UK administrations, has had a damaging effect on North Sea investment, including on the transition; believes that a just transition must support workers and that the transition to net zero must deliver tangible benefits for consumers, communities and the wider economy; argues that the voice of communities must be heard in this process; condemns the anti-climate rhetoric of the Conservative Party, which ignores the reality of the impacts of climate change, and calls on the UK Government to fully fund and support the Acorn/Scottish Cluster carbon capture project and demonstrate that, unlike the previous UK administration, it supports this vital scheme for jobs in Grangemouth and the north east of Scotland."
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025