Employment Figures

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 26 June 2013.

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Photo of Robert Smith Robert Smith Liberal Democrat, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 11:30, 26 June 2013

Will the Secretary of State confirm that many of the jobs are in the offshore oil and gas industry, and we must not forget that that is a very dangerous environment to operate in, especially as we mark the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, when 167 lives were lost? Will he study the outcome of the conference Piper 25 held last week, to see the redoubled efforts of the industry to make conditions as safe as possible for those who work for us offshore?

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