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Orkney North Coast & North Coast & West Highlands Value Orkney Value West Highlands Gross Value Added (GVA) £224m Gross Value Added (GVA) £75m of which: of which: Direct £89m Direct £30m Indirect (supply chain) £116m Indirect (supply chain) £39m Induced (employee) £19m Induced (employee) £6m Outer Hebrides Domestic suppliers 670 Domestic suppliers 300 Supplier spend £122m Supplier spend £69m Outer Hebrides Value Argyll and Bute Value Gross Value Added (GVA) £151m Gross Value Added (GVA) £150m of which: of which: Direct £60m Direct £59m Indirect (supply chain) £79m Indirect (supply chain) £78m Induced (employee) £13m Induced (employee) £13m Argyll and Bute Domestic suppliers 300 Domestic suppliers 370 Supplier spend £64m Supplier spend £69m Every effort has been made to provide information that is current and accurate.
Obviously, that is a blow to the local area, and this will be an anxious time for the affected employees. Scottish Enterprise is already engaging with the company, and it will meet local management as soon as possible to discuss the decision.
As in all these situations, the Scottish Government will offer any assistance that we can to the company to try to mitigate job losses, but we will also ensure that our partnership action for continuing employment—PACE—initiative is working with any affected employees to help them into alternative employment.
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2. 3. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.
S6W-32555 Douglas Lumsden: To ask the Scottish Government how many free journeys have been taken by (a) ScotRail employees, (b) partners of ScotRail employees and (c) dependants of ScotRail employees, over the last three years.