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Axis Network Report

  • Submitted by: Karen Adam, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-12297
  • Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament recognises the recent report from the Axis Network, which campaigns for gender equality in the energy industry; understands that its findings show the impact that childcare cuts will have on female employability in the energy sector, resulting in potential loss of staff if wraparound care is withdrawn; further understands that out-of-school childcare and pre-school childcare reductions will disproportionately affect women and the sector’s diversity; notes concerns regarding reported plans by the administration of Aberdeenshire Council to close provided out-of-school care by July 2024; understands that this decision will affect 15 of Aberdeenshire's 146 primary schools, and hundreds of families; notes the calls for Aberdeenshire Council to consider any impact on access to work for women in the energy sector, and how this could impact a just transition, and further notes the calls for Aberdeenshire Council to confirm whether or not an integrated impact assessment was carried out to indicate the potential effect of this decision on the families that, it believes, rely so heavily on these services.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackie Dunbar, Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Collette Stevenson, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Elena Whitham, Beatrice Wishart