Speeches by Crichton.

“Katy, the Chair mentioned the skills passport and so have you, and that is an example of collaboration between Government and industry. It is a good title, is it working? Is it going to work for real for workers?”

“Katy, the Chair mentioned the skills passport and so have you, and that is an example of collaboration between Government and industry. It is a good title, is it working? Is it going to work for real for workers?”

“That is a good lesson if nuclear comes back to Scotland.”

“What about the Office for Clean Energy Jobs?”

“Thank you all for coming in. Your evidence is fascinating. Katy, you have said that the skills passport is about transitioning from oil and gas into renewables, but I want to push David a little on what you and some of the panel have said about skills and training, about a fragmented workforce, about losing people from…”

“That is a good lesson if nuclear comes back to Scotland.”

“I mentioned electrical engineers, but are there any sub-sectors, any skills or any places—when I think of Aberdeen, I think of Grangemouth—or locations that the Government have to focus on when they are transitioning the workforce? Maybe this will be felt evenly across the country, certainly down to Tyneside, down that…”

“I mentioned electrical engineers, but are there any sub-sectors, any skills or any places—when I think of Aberdeen, I think of Grangemouth—or locations that the Government have to focus on when they are transitioning the workforce? Maybe this will be felt evenly across the country, certainly down to Tyneside, down that…”

“Katy, I am glad you have described how Offshore Energy UK is very proud of the workforce, and how the workforce is very proud of what they do. We are proud of them too. They have kept us secure for two generations, they have kept communities like mine afloat for two generations. But if they are going to transition, it …”

“David, as you have mentioned, we have a devolved set-up, and we will hopefully have some more devolution within England, but there is devolution among the four nations. How do you get people to cross from the south-east of England, where we have heard that there might be a concentration of trained, skilled workers, to …”

“You anticipated my next question.”

“Thank you all for coming in. Your evidence is fascinating. Katy, you have said that the skills passport is about transitioning from oil and gas into renewables, but I want to push David a little on what you and some of the panel have said about skills and training, about a fragmented workforce, about losing people from…”

“What about the Office for Clean Energy Jobs?”

“You anticipated my next question.”

“David, as you have mentioned, we have a devolved set-up, and we will hopefully have some more devolution within England, but there is devolution among the four nations. How do you get people to cross from the south-east of England, where we have heard that there might be a concentration of trained, skilled workers, to …”

“I have a number of nuclear veterans in my Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency, as many colleagues do in their constituencies. What steps are Ministers taking to meet veterans, acknowledge their service and deal with the consequences of their service and their exposure to nuclear material?”

“Sorry to interrupt, Minister, but Martin identified the problem: energy companies are incentivised to install them—to roll them out, sure—but not to make sure that they work.”

“That is one thing you would do to change their behaviour. What other two things would you do to make sure that these reforms go through and that suppliers are forced to serve consumers?”

“With a bit of muscle. Martin Lewis talked about a “flaccid” ombudsman that does not really enforce. Is there a case to make it a statutory ombudsman?”

“Polly, can I jump in there?”