Parliament Live from Holyrood – 07/12/2021
Join us for Parliament Live from Holyrood including the First Minister’s COVID Statement and the Scottish Government Debate on Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience for Scotland.
2:00pm – Topical Questions
Jamie Greene S6T-00339
1. To ask the Scottish Government what resilience measures are in place to tackle serious organised crime and terrorism, in light of reports that the Assistant Chief Constable in charge has been suspended.
Daniel Johnson S6T-00344
2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS Lothian, and other NHS boards, given the consequences and impact of delayed discharges.
First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update
Scottish Government Debate – Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience for Scotland
Richard Lochhead S6M-02429 – Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience for Scotland
That the Parliament recognises the importance of delivering a worker- and citizen-led just transition for Scotland; acknowledges the need to plan for an orderly transition to net zero by 2045, and the need for public and private investment so as to deliver a transition away from a high-carbon economy to net zero and climate resilience in a way that creates good green jobs and business opportunities across the country, and builds a fairer, greener future for all; welcomes the Scottish Government’s response to the Just Transition Commission’s report and commends the Commission’s work; approves of the commitment to a new Commission, and notes that Scotland is the first country in the world to commit to a Just Transition Planning Framework.
Tess White S6M-02429.1 – Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience for Scotland
As an amendment to motion S6M-02429 in the name of Richard Lochhead (Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience for Scotland), insert at end “; welcomes the UK Government’s North Sea Transition Deal, which will help to facilitate the reskilling of existing parts of the oil and gas workforce, and contains a commitment to joint investment with the energy sector of up to £16 billion by 2030 to reduce carbon emissions, and believes that discussions around a “just transition” must lead to meaningful action to safeguard the jobs of tens of thousands of energy sector workers across Scotland, and particularly in the north east.
Colin Smyth S6M-02429.2 – Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience for Scotland
As an amendment to motion S6M-02429 in the name of Richard Lochhead (Delivering a Just Transition to Net Zero and Climate Resilience for Scotland), leave out from “the Scottish Government’s” to end and insert “the recommendations in the Just Transition Commission’s report and commends the Commission’s work; approves of the commitment to a new Commission, and believes that the new Just Transition Commission should be given a statutory footing; considers that Scotland has huge potential to lead the way in the renewable energy sector, but regrets that, to date, the Scottish Government has failed to translate this into the growth of skilled green jobs; believes that the Scottish Government must significantly step up its efforts to support the retention and creation of energy jobs in Scotland, and calls on the Scottish Government to set out a clear industrial plan, in consultation with trade unions and workers, particularly from the oil and gas sector, to secure a just transition for workers across Scotland.
Scottish Government Debate – Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill – UK Legislation
Shirley-Anne Somerville S6M-02430 – Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill – UK Legislation
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 2 March 2021, relating to research and innovation, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
Committee Announcements
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00pm – Decision Time
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