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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 03 February 2016

03 Feb 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Employment Skills and Training (Ayrshire)
Fair Work, Skills and Training
McDougall, Margaret Lab West Scotland Watch on SPTV

The minister will be aware that, in recent months, there have been announcements of job losses that roll into the hundreds across Ayrshire. Around 60 job losses have been announced at Clydeport, 77 at Red Cross house and 212 including agency workers at Mahle in Kilmarnock. Just last week, we heard that the Brantano and Next stores in Irvine are closing.

In addition, Howco in Irvine will shed 50 jobs after public money was invested in the plant, although neither the Scottish Government nor Scottish Enterprise appears to be willing to disclose to Labour councillor Joe Cullinane how much public money was invested for the return of 50 P45s. What will the Scottish Government do about the steady leakage of jobs in Ayrshire? What will it do to protect the Ayrshire economy?

In the same item of business

7. Margaret McDougall (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab
To ask the Scottish Government what skills and other training it provides to people in Ayrshire who have been made redundant. (S4O-05520)
The Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training (Roseanna Cunningham) SNP
Redundancy triggers support through our initiative for responding to redundancy situations, partnership action for continuing employment, which is more commo...
Margaret McDougall Lab
The minister will be aware that, in recent months, there have been announcements of job losses that roll into the hundreds across Ayrshire. Around 60 job los...
Roseanna Cunningham SNP
We work hard to use a number of ways to protect the Scottish economy as well as local labour markets. Work will be done by Skills Development Scotland throug...
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) SNP
Does the cabinet secretary agree that the Ayrshire growth deal will do a lot to help to create jobs in North Ayrshire and put a lot of the redundant workers ...
Roseanna Cunningham SNP
I know that there is a great deal of co-operation between the three councils and that is to be commended. They are delivering and developing a good employabi...