That the Parliament notes with concern that the Port of Aberdeen is reportedly set to cut jobs due to a sharp fall in North Sea oil and gas activity; recognises that the Port, which was founded in 1136, is the UK’s oldest business and is Scotland’s busiest commercial port; understands that oil and gas activity at the harbour reduced by 25% over the summer and that the rate of decline is outpacing renewables work; believes that in order to achieve a just transition, the UK Government must change its damaging energy policies, and calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to abolish the Energy Profits Levy and replace it with a fiscal regime designed to achieve a just transition and to protect jobs, including those at the Port of Aberdeen.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Colin Beattie, James Dornan, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Joe FitzPatrick, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Audrey Nicoll