First Minister's Questions has drawn to a close. Here are the key lines that emerged from FMQs today.

• The Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay called on the first minister to sign his letter to the chancellor calling for the abolition of the Energy Profits Levy, following the announcement of hundreds of jobs being at risk at Exxon Mobil at Mossmorran
• Findlay argued the oil and gas sector was in a state of "national emergency"
• The first minister pointed out it was the Conservative government who introduced and extended the levy, which taxes oil and gas companies on significant profits
• John Swinney insists his government was supporting companies and workers to a just transition
• Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer also focused on Mossmorran and insisted the Scottish government had broken its promise to employees by failing to provide a transition plan
• Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, called for an apology from the FM for decisions he made as education secretary during the Covid pandemic, which he called "shameful"
• He argued the SNP promised a recovery but had delivered a catastrophe
• John Swinney said he regretted the suffering people experienced during the pandemic
• The FM insisted the Scottish government would look at a major report from the 2020 Covid -19 Inquiry later this afternoon, and respond accordingly to its recommendations

That's all from the live page team today. The editor was Paul McLaren. The writers were Rachel Grant and Craig Hutchison. Thank you for joining us.

Mossmorran turns out to be the burning issue of the daypublished at 13:01 GMT 20 November

13:01 GMT 20 November

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondent

The closure of the Mosmorran plastics factory in Fife has proved to be the dominant issue during this session.

Exxon Mobil has failed to find a buyer for the plant, putting 400 jobs at risk.

Both the Conservative and Green co-leaders have demanded to know what's happened to the just transition plan which was promised 18 months ago.

Local MSPs like Annabelle Ewing and Claire Baker have also raised concerns, with Ewing questioning why the UK government has been able to find millions to save industrial sites down south, but "cannot find a penny for Mosmorran".

The first minister has insisted that the government is using the lessons learned from Grangemouth to identify new business opportunities and low carbon solutions.

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Willie Rennie, the Scottish Lib Dem MSP for North East Fife, asks about plans for reducing teachers' class contact time in schools.

The education secretary, Jenny Gilruth, has said the plans, including a potential four-day week along with a new pay deal, would form a new "National Deal" for teachers.

Rennie asks whether teachers and their unions were consulted - and whether proposed strikes have now been called off.

Swinney says he set out the government's expectations at the Cosla conference in St Andrews recently and hopes progress will be made quickly "because the last thing I want to see is any industrial action" within Scottish education.

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Carol Mochan, Scottish Labour MSP for South Scotland, returns to the NHS, saying the Scottish Household Survey reported that public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade.

She says when the SNP came into power in 2007, 83% of Scots were satisfied with the health service, but that has dropped to 61%.

Mochan claims this shows a failure in leadership and very poor decision-making.

Swinney says her statement doesn't take into account the pandemic, which led to scheduled care being paused for two years.

He adds that the government was working to improve the recovery of the NHS and points out recent increases in the number of operations performed.

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SNP MSP Clare Haughey raises the issue of compensation for women affected by pension rule changes - the self-titled Waspi women.

She asks what assessment the Scottish government has made on the potential social security implications for those affected in Scotland.

Campaigners say 3.6 million women born in the 1950s were not properly informed of the rise in state pension age to bring them into line with men.

Last year, the government apologised for a 28-month delay in sending letters, but rejected any kind of financial payouts. It recently said it would reconsider.

Swinney says he would echo these calls and says the UK government must deliver compensation to the Waspi women (Women Against State Pension Inequality) to "right this historic wrong".

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Now to the backbenches, and former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross asks what action the Scottish government will take in response to reported figures from the road safety charity, Brake.

They show that over the last year road deaths and serious injuries rose by 2.8% nationally, with Moray recording the highest increase with a rise of 83%.

The first minister says his government is taking forward measures on road safety and he highlights £40m of funding for road safety this year.

The Scottish Conservative MSP tells the chamber the figures confirm Scotland's roads are getting "more dangerous and more people are dying or being seriously injured".

Ross says the SNP promised to dual the A96 but has failed to dual a single mile of that road. Is that still the policy and when will it happen, he asks.

"That remains the policy position of the Scottish government," replies the FM.

Swinney accepts there is more that has to be done.

Ross Greer says: "The reality is there is no plan and this Scottish government broke its promise to the workers at Mossmorran."

The Scottish Greens co-leader calls on Swinney to name a single thing the government has done specifically for the workers at Mossmorran.

"The government has taken forward a number of steps," insists the first minister.

He again argues that the Energy Profits Levy is damaging for employees and the industry.

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It's now the turn of Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer and he too praises Steve Clarke and the Scottish national team.

He then returns to the issues around part of Exxon Mobil's Mossmorran site being set to close next year.

The Scottish Greens co-leader asks where the Mossmorran transition plan is.

The first minister reiterates his defence of his government.

He argues the lessons of the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery must be learned and companies and individuals must be supported in meeting the just transition requirements, following the "very damaging decision that was taken on Tuesday".

Sarwar looking to get ahead of the game on Covid Inquiry findingspublished at 12:35 GMT 20 November

12:35 GMT 20 November

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondent

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry will publish its findings into political governance during the coronavirus pandemic later this afternoon.

Journalists are currently locked into a briefing room without access to their mobile phones so they can read the report ahead of its publication at 16:00.

Anas Sarwar is clearly seeking to get ahead of the game with his demands for an apology from the first minister for his part in the decisions taken by the Scottish government.

The Labour leader is seeking to remind the audience watching at home of some of the political controversies exposed by the inquiry.

The growing NHS Scotland waiting lists are raised by the Scottish Labour leader, who uses them to show that the country has not yet recovered from pandemic.

Sarwar says Swinney promised recovery and delivered catastrophe.

The first minister says the figures shared by Sarwar of lower waiting list times at the beginning of this parliamentary term are not like-for-like, as routine procedures were cancelled at that time because of the lockdown disruption.

He says more patients are now being seen and the measures Sarwar is calling for are already happening.

Sarwar goes on to call Swinney's role as education secretary during the pandemic as shameful, but says ministers' "most devastating decision" was sending Covid positive patients into care homes.

"You don't need clinical advice to know sending people with the virus to live with the people most vulnerable to the virus would lead to deaths," he says, calling for an apology.

Swinney replies that he regrets the suffering that people experienced and says Scotland is still dealing with the consequences of Covid.

His government will listen to the inquiry and respond accordingly to its recommendations, the FM says.

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In June we reported that the Scottish government was ending the use of WhatsApp and other "non-corporate" messaging services for government business on its mobile devices.

As part of the UK Covid Inquiry, it emerged top civil servants and government ministers, including Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney, deleted WhatsApp messages referring to government business which had been requested by the inquiry team.

The government had previously committed to ending its use of WhatsApp and other non-official messaging applications by spring of this year.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the move would increase "openness and transparency" in government - but the Scottish Conservatives said the public "would not be duped into thinking one overdue concession marks a change in culture."

Read more here.

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar pitches in with the football congratulations, and shares his memories of rushing home from school to watch the Scotland v Brazil World Cup game in 1998.

He then moves on to refer to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, which is set to publish its second report later.

Sarwar asks the first minister if he regrets deliberately deleting Whatsapp evidence for the inquiry, frustrating its process, and if he will apologise.

Swinney says ministers acted at all times based on the "best information available to them at the time".

Oil and gas is a difficult balancing act for Swinneypublished at 12:23 GMT 20 November

12:23 GMT 20 November

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondent

It's worth bearing in mind that the north east of Scotland is a key election battleground for both the Conservatives and the SNP.

So it's no surprise that Russell Findlay is seeking to exploit the concerns of oil and gas workers who fear their industry is being destroyed by the net zero agenda.

It's a difficult balance for John Swinney. The SNP has a presumption against new oil developments, and believes that climate compatibility studies must be taken into account.

The government is investing in a just transition to greener technologies, but the Tories don't think that's happening fast enough and that the oil and gas industry is being abandoned too quickly.

"That's just an evasive insult to the oil and gas workers," argues Findlay.

The Scottish Tory leader adds the FM is "offering a sticking plaster to a shotgun wound".

He says his government will support the overturning of the presumption against new developments in the North Sea.

The FM hits back: "The Scottish government's position is that any new oil and gas developments have got to pass a Climate Compatibility Assessment."

Swinney insists his government is protecting employees.

The Scottish Conservative leader says says the oil and gas sector is in a state of national emergency

He highlights the potential for thousands of jobs to be lost in the sector, directly and indirectly, each week.

Findlay asks if John Swinney accepts his government's hostility to oil and gas has contributed to this national emergency.

The first minister replies his government has provided practical support to the oil and gas sector.

Swinney points to the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund and the North East and Murray Transition Fund.

John Swinney points out the levy, a temporary UK tax on the extraordinary profits of oil and gas companies, was introduced by the Conservative government.

The first minister adds the finance secretary has already contacted the UK government about the issue.

The Scottish Tory leader accuses the first minister of fixating on net zero.

He criticises the Energy Profits Levy and he says he is writing to the chancellor asking her to abolish it. Findlay asks if the FM will sign his letter.

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The first minister also begins by expressing his "warmest congratulations" to Steve Clarke's Scotland players.

"It was an absolute privilege to be present at Hampden on Tuesday night to see such an exciting game of football," John Swinney adds.

Moving on to the question at hand, he then says the government will do everything it can to support the workforce at Exxon Mobil at Mossmorran.

The first minister insists a just transition is vital.

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As Russell Findlay points out, hundreds of staff at Exxon Mobil's plant at Mossmorran were told earlier this week that there jobs were at risk.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged support for workers but has said the UK government will not step in with a bail-out.

Sir Keir said the firm was losing £1m a week and that "every reasonable avenue" had been explored to keep the plant open.

Earlier, Exxon Mobil chairman Paul Greenwood partly blamed UK government policies for the decision.

The Fife Ethylene Plant, which has produced base materials for plastics for about 40 years, is to close in February.

Exxon Mobil, which said that there was not a "competitive future" for the site, confirmed 179 directly employed jobs would be at risk along with 250 contractors.

Read more here.