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Motion · S6M-12883 · 16 Apr 2024

UK Government Civil Servant Jobs in Aberdeen

Lodged by Kevin Stewart Standard Motion 13 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament condemns the UK Government for its reported decision to reduce its commitment to locate 200 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero civil service posts to Aberdeen to 35 jobs; believes that the UK Government’s backtracking amounts to a betrayal of Aberdeen; understands that "Europe’s Energy Capital" has been promised numerous civil service job transfers previously, but believes that far too few have come to fruition; recognises what it sees as the efforts of Aberdonians and north east folk, whose knowledge, innovation and hard graft, it believes, have made the North Sea Basin the success that it has been when it comes to oil and gas exploration and extraction and wealth creation, and considers that successive UK administrations have failed to invest in Aberdeen, which, it believes, is especially disappointing given that the UK Treasury has received over £300 billion in oil and gas revenue.

Supporters (13)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.