5th Report - The work of the Committee in 2024-25, and Industrial transition in Scotland
Select Committee
Scottish Affairs Committee
HC 1651
30 January 2026
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Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
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Conclusion
Scotland's deindustrialisation created lasting legacies of worklessness and health inequalities in unsupported communities.
Conclusion
Scotland’s experience of deindustrialisation over the past four decades demonstrates the profound and lasting consequences of industrial transition when communities are not properly supported. The loss of major industries has left a legacy of worklessness and health inequalities. Despite Scotland’s …
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Conclusion
Ensure future industrial transitions in Scotland support communities, retain skills, and prevent past mistakes.
Conclusion
As Scotland undergoes another major transition — this time in the oil and gas sector — there is an urgent need to avoid repeating past mistakes. Future industrial transitions must be a practical, deliverable commitment that supports communities, retains skills …
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Conclusion
Committee monitoring two major Scottish transitions for effective management and community benefits.
Conclusion
We have identified two transitions Scotland is currently undergoing, and have launched specific inquiries into these areas to ensure the UK Government is managing these transitions effectively: • GB Energy and the net zero transition, which examines the shift away …
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Conclusion
Industrial Strategy overlooks key high-value Scottish sectors, like spirits, limiting national growth opportunities.
Conclusion
While the Government Industrial Strategy’s IS-8 broadly reflects Scotland’s economic strengths, the omission of key high-value Scottish sectors such as spirits suggests the strategy does not fully capture the breadth of Scotland’s economic contribution. Scotland’s whisky industry alone is globally …
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Conclusion
Mandate a dedicated Scottish representative on the permanent Industrial Strategy Council in future legislation.
Conclusion
We welcome the establishment of a permanent Industrial Strategy Council when parliamentary time allows. However, while we acknowledge that there has been engagement between the council and Scottish stakeholders, we are concerned that the absence of a dedicated Scottish representative …
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