Speeches by Crichton.

“Neither could we expect anyone else then?”

“You talk about the fantastic potential of Willow and how exciting it is and yet, as Antonia pointed out, you are reluctant to invest yourselves or put yourselves ahead, Petroineos or PetroChina or INEOS. Why is that?”

“Sustainable aviation fuel, grown and refined in Scotland, by 2040?”

“I see a danger here of Grangemouth being described as the Drax of Scotland where you bring in sustainable materials from somewhere else to create a new fuel.”

“What role could the Government play in getting you to producing SAF?”

“You mentioned one of the obstacles was the HEFA cap exemption. That sounds like something to do with cows to me but it might not be.”

“Anu, sustainable aviation fuel is seen as the holy grail for the aviation industry and perhaps for Grangemouth as well. How realistic is it to make fuel from chip fat?”

“Katy, the Chair mentioned the skills passport and so have you, and that is an example of collaboration between Government and industry. It is a good title, is it working? Is it going to work for real for workers?”

“Thank you all for coming in. Your evidence is fascinating. Katy, you have said that the skills passport is about transitioning from oil and gas into renewables, but I want to push David a little on what you and some of the panel have said about skills and training, about a fragmented workforce, about losing people from…”

“What about the Office for Clean Energy Jobs?”

“You anticipated my next question.”

“David, as you have mentioned, we have a devolved set-up, and we will hopefully have some more devolution within England, but there is devolution among the four nations. How do you get people to cross from the south-east of England, where we have heard that there might be a concentration of trained, skilled workers, to …”

“Katy, I am glad you have described how Offshore Energy UK is very proud of the workforce, and how the workforce is very proud of what they do. We are proud of them too. They have kept us secure for two generations, they have kept communities like mine afloat for two generations. But if they are going to transition, it …”

“I mentioned electrical engineers, but are there any sub-sectors, any skills or any places—when I think of Aberdeen, I think of Grangemouth—or locations that the Government have to focus on when they are transitioning the workforce? Maybe this will be felt evenly across the country, certainly down to Tyneside, down that…”

“Katy, the Chair mentioned the skills passport and so have you, and that is an example of collaboration between Government and industry. It is a good title, is it working? Is it going to work for real for workers?”

“That is a good lesson if nuclear comes back to Scotland.”

“Thank you all for coming in. Your evidence is fascinating. Katy, you have said that the skills passport is about transitioning from oil and gas into renewables, but I want to push David a little on what you and some of the panel have said about skills and training, about a fragmented workforce, about losing people from…”

“What about the Office for Clean Energy Jobs?”

“You anticipated my next question.”

“David, as you have mentioned, we have a devolved set-up, and we will hopefully have some more devolution within England, but there is devolution among the four nations. How do you get people to cross from the south-east of England, where we have heard that there might be a concentration of trained, skilled workers, to …”