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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S7W-01410

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has commissioned any independent evaluation of the Just Transition Fund, including its effectiveness in achieving its stated objectives and in facilitating a just transition for oil and gas workers, and whether it can provide evidence-based figures on the number of jobs created and safeguarded as a direct result of the Fund.

Question reference: S7W-01400

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the use of Class 158 trains on ScotRail services between Aberdeen and the Central Belt provides an appropriate standard of rolling stock for these journeys, and what discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding the allocation of rolling stock to these routes.

Question reference: S7W-01394

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the November 2025 report by the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce, Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025, and whether it plans to implement the recommendations in relation to devolved policy areas.

Question reference: S7W-01408

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many former oil and gas workers have successfully transitioned from the oil and gas sector to the renewables sector as a result of funding provided by the Just Transition Fund, and what proportion of funding already made available has been directed towards projects involving skills, retraining and/or employment support for workers currently or formerly employed in the oil and gas sector.

Question reference: S7W-01395

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the current enforcement regime for farmed fish welfare is adequate, in light of reports that the Animal and Plant Health Agency took no enforcement action following inspection reports recording mass mortality incidents Scottish fish farms, including some involving suffocation and hydrogen sulphide build-up.

Question reference: S7W-01396

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make representations to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and/or the UK Government to request the routine publication of all APHA fish welfare inspection reports relating to Scottish aquaculture sites.

Question reference: S7W-01406

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcomes and KPIs set for the Just Transition Fund were, which of those it expects to achieve by the end of the current parliamentary session and what milestones (a) were set and (b) have been achieved so far.

Question reference: S7W-01409

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Just Transition Fund, whether it will set out its objectives and what assessment has been made to ensure that funded projects contribute directly to those objectives.

Question reference: S7W-01407

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Just Transition Fund, whether it will provide information on how much has paid out to date, who all the recipients are and when future funding rounds will open.

Question reference: S7W-01349

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients with suspected aggressive cancers currently receive (a) a diagnosis within 10 days of urgent referral and (b) treatment within 14 days of diagnosis.