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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-01431

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working to support coexistence between the offshore wind and fisheries sectors.

Question reference: S7W-01430

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any risk that resourcing constraints within (a) the Marine Directorate’s Licensing Operations Team and (b) NatureScot could affect the ability of Scottish offshore wind projects to participate in the Contracts for Difference auctions.

Question reference: S7W-01432

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress has been made towards the delivery of its £500 million commitment to supporting Scotland's offshore wind supply chain, including a full breakdown of where funding has been allocated to date.

Question reference: S7W-01433

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government and the National Energy System Operator to ensure that Scotland's offshore wind potential, including the ScotWind and Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) leasing rounds, is fully reflected in the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.

Question reference: S7W-01428

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of the Scottish Marine Recovery Fund, including what steps remain to be completed before it becomes operational.

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-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.