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My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meet with Oil and Gas UK and senior representatives from the oil and gas industry on 15th<\/sup> January in Aberdeen and tasked Dr Andy Samuel to lead an urgent commission to identify risks and what further measures might be taken by Government and industry to mitigate them. I convened PILOT on 13 January, including Trade Unions, Dr Samuel and industry representatives.<\/p> Dr Samuel and DECC officials also participated in the Jobs Taskforce which was held in Aberdeen on the 28 January and I will be visiting Aberdeen on 5 February.<\/p>"}
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