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
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 and gas workers. The First Minister established the energy jobs task force, which has achieved a great deal since January 2015, including three large partnership action for continuing employment events, which provided direct redundancy support for over 2,500 people.
We recently announced a £12 million transition training fund that will offer individuals grants to support their redeployment and help people with the costs of maintaining licences. We are also providing an extensive network of support through our economic development and skills agencies.
In the same item of business
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
Aberdeen and the north-east are central to driving future growth and prosperity in Scotland, which is why we have invested so much money in the Aberdeen city...
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 ...