Motion · S4M-15356.2.1 · 19 Jan 2016

Jobs in Scotland’s New Economy

Lodged by Murdo Fraser (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Amendment 0 supporters

The motion

As an amendment to amendment S4M-15356.2 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Jobs in Scotland’s New Economy), insert at end “, and welcomes both the economic opportunities for Scottish businesses and the employment prospects from investment in new low-carbon energy projects, including the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm in the Moray Firth, which could create up to 5,000 new jobs, and the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, where three Scottish companies, Doosan Babcock, SPX ClydeUnion Pumps and the Weir Group, are preferred bidders for contracts worth more than £1.3 billion”.

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.