Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 23 March 2016
23 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Oil and Gas Sector (Training and Support)
Fair Work, Skills and Training
I do not have information on how many people have gone on to secure employment out of that particular 2,500, but many will have. The fact that not everybody has been able to do that is why we have also introduced the transition training fund, which is a further specific £12 million that will give direct grants to individuals to support their redeployment. Opportunities are available for people to redeploy, and we hope that they will take them up where possible.
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3. Christian Allard (North East Scotland) (SNP)
SNP
To ask the Scottish Government what training and support it provides to people no longer working in the oil and gas sector. (S4O-05688)
The Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training (Roseanna Cunningham)
SNP
The Scottish Government fully recognises the severe challenges that face the oil and gas sector at this time, and it is doing all that it can to support oil ...
Christian Allard
SNP
I thank the cabinet secretary for her answer, but can she give us some more detail on how the training to work in tourism, food and drink, and life sciences ...
Roseanna Cunningham
SNP
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Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
The cabinet secretary said that 2,500 people have been supported through the three very welcome PACE events that have been held so far under the auspices of ...
Roseanna Cunningham
SNP
I do not have information on how many people have gone on to secure employment out of that particular 2,500, but many will have. The fact that not everybody ...