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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.

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Question reference: S4W-17187

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, what representations it will make to the Helicopter Safety Steering Group regarding the appointment of a group to review the seating configuration on Super Puma helicopters, and to ensure that its terms of reference include seating configurations on all other helicopters operating offshore.

Question reference: S4W-17184

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, whether it will discuss with the UK Government a formal agreement between employers' representatives and trade unions regarding trade union access to employees offshore, including the provision of regular berths on helicopters transporting workers offshore.

Question reference: S4W-17190

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, what discussions it has had on the safety of helicopters used offshore with (a) employers and (b) trade unions on the Helicopter Safety Steering Group, and what the outcomes of those discussions were.

Since the tragic accident, the Scottish Government has had numerous discussions directly with unions and Oil and Gas UK, and has worked closely with wider industry as part of the Helicopter Safety Steering Group. These discussions have covered a range of issues and the Scottish Government has sought to reassure that necessary investigations are underway and, once completed, that lessons must be learned to enhance the safety of the offshore oil and gas sector.

Question reference: S4W-17189

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, what steps it has taken to reassure offshore workers about the safety of Super Puma helicopters following the recent fatal accident.

Question reference: S4W-17186

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, what its position is on the Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) commissioning an independent review of the safety of helicopter operations in the UK Continental Shelf, and whether it has made recommendations to the HSSG on review membership.

Question reference: S4W-17183

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, whether it has sought assurances from the UK Government that (a) employers and (b) licensed operators in the North Sea will not seek to blacklist or discriminate against offshore workers who refuse to board Super Puma helicopters in light of their safety record.

Question reference: S4W-17185

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, what its position is on calls for an independent public inquiry into the cause of the recent fatal helicopter accident in the North Sea.

Law officers will consider the result of all the investigations and whether any criminal proceedings or fatal accident inquiry is in the public interest. Ministers will then consider the need for further inquiries once the findings of the AAIB investigation are known and considered by the Civil Aviation authority. The Scottish Government would have to reach an agreement with the United Kingdom Government about the nature of any inquiry, as it would have to be undertaken under the Inquiries Act 2005, which is reserved legislation

Question reference: S4W-17188

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, what its position is on the adoption of Norwegian standards of (a) safety, (b) inspection and (c) regulation of helicopter operations in the North Sea, and whether it will make representations to the UK Government in this regard.

Question reference: S4W-17182

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the recent fatal helicopter accident in the North Sea and what the outcomes were.

Question reference: S4O-02442

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the availability of educational psychologists.