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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-04365

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of offshore energy workers who hold certifications enabling them to work in both the offshore oil and gas and offshore wind sectors.

Question reference: S7W-04376

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to align its close pass reporting system with the one used in England.

Question reference: S7W-04375

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of proposals to increase HGV speed limits on cyclist safety.

Question reference: S7W-04360

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01958 by Kirsten Oswald on 10 August 2026 regarding granting prescribed status to Independent Humanist Ceremonies under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004, whether it will provide an update on what progress has been made by officials.

Question reference: S7W-04372

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister's recent comments on the adoption of a Scottish currency if Scotland became an independent country, what analysis it has carried out on whether mortgages taken out before the adoption of that currency would continue to be repaid in sterling or in the new currency.

Question reference: S7W-04356

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the findings of the 2025-26 report, NHS Scotland Service Evaluation of Long COVID Services, will inform the development of its forthcoming Long Term Conditions Strategy and future planning for long COVID services and, if so, how.

Question reference: S7W-04363

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of offshore oil and gas workers in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) the rest of Scotland who had an Energy Skills Passport User Profile as at 1 October 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04382

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the development of its response to the recommendations in Environmental Standards Scotland's June 2026 report, Protecting Scotland's Seafloor, what arrangements it has established to identify and evaluate independent evidence on the comparative environmental, economic and social benefits of alternative fisheries management measures, including evidence relating to the potential reallocation of Nephrops fishing opportunities from bottom-towed to static fishing gears.

Question reference: S7W-04377

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00563 by Jim Fairlie on 3 June 2026, what the current timetable is for NatureScot to consult on, finalise and publish the revised Code of Practice for Deer Management, and when it expects the revised code to come into effect.

Question reference: S7W-04367

Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any relationship between staffing pressures within justice social work services and the delays and other issues identified in the Care Inspectorate's report, Serious Incident Reviews - Justice Social Work 2024-2026.