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Motion · S6M-16512 · 17 Feb 2025

Celebrating SELECT's 125th Anniversary

Lodged by Monica Lennon (Scottish Labour) Standard Motion 29 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, on its 125th anniversary, and welcomes its ongoing work to help make the electrotechnical industry safer for qualified electricians and their customers; understands that SELECT is the world’s oldest trade body for the electrical industry and has spent the past 125 years helping small and large businesses to prosper across Scotland, ensuring that electrical work is carried out safely and to the highest standards; believes that SELECT currently supports more than 1,200 businesses and 15,000 electricians with essential technical, business and health and safety assistance; acknowledges that SELECT has also helped to train more than 20,000 people in the last 10 years, equipping Scotland’s electricians with the skills that they need to make the transition to net zero; believes that SELECT has helped to nurture more than 16,500 new electrical apprentices since 2000, who will help to power homes and businesses in the years to come, and understands that SELECT is a vital partner in supporting the ongoing roll-out of renewable technology such as solar panels, battery storage, electric heating, heat pumps, smart homes and electric vehicles, and is at the forefront of promoting training and technical and safety procedures to help ensure a greener future for Scotland for generations to come.

Supporters (29)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.