Action Needed to Support the Oil and Gas Sector

As an amendment to motion S4M-12587 in the name of John Swinney (Action Needed to Support the Oil and Gas Sector), leave out from “agrees” to end and insert “calls on the Scottish Government to undertake a full assessment of the impact of the current low oil price on employment and economic activity and to establish a resilience fund to support local and regional economies hit by sudden economic shocks; urges the UK Government to go beyond fiscal measures and to support continuing production by working in partnership with operators, including where appropriate through co-investment in marginal fields, and calls on the oil and gas industry to pursue cost savings and efficient working by increased collaboration and sharing data, not by driving down the terms and conditions of the offshore workforce."