Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dunfermline
13/03/2013
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government whether and, if so, when it will consider extending the restored Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line to encompass Dunfermline and Edinburgh.
Date Lodged:12/03/13 Read more of this post
07/03/2013
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government when reconstruction will begin on the guardrails and footways of the Kincardine Bridge.
Date Lodged: 06/03/13
Answered by Keith Brown, Minister for Transport and Veterans, (14/03/13): The scheme is in the current trunk road programme and will be taken forward at the earliest possible opportunity, when funding allows. Accordingly, it is not possible at this stage to provide any start dates for the specific aspects of the works required.
07/03/2013
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government when realignment will begin on the northern approach to the Kincardine Bridge.
Date Lodged: 06/03/13
Answered by Keith Brown, Minister for Transport and Veterans, (14/03/13): The scheme is in the current trunk road programme and will be taken forward at the earliest possible opportunity, when funding allows. Accordingly, it is not possible at this stage to provide any start dates for the specific aspects of the works required.
07/03/2013
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government when reconstruction will begin on the southern approach viaduct of the Kincardine Bridge.
Date Lodged: 06/03/13
Answered by Keith Brown, Minister for Transport and Veterans, (14/03/13): The scheme is in the current trunk road programme and will be taken forward at the earliest possible opportunity, when funding allows. Accordingly, it is not possible at this stage to provide any start dates for the specific aspects of the works required.
01/02/2013
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of annual visitor numbers at the Contact and Education Centre at the Forth Replacement Crossing once the centre is fully open to the public.
Date Lodged: 31/01/13
Answered by Mr Keith Brown, Minister for Transport and Veterans, (13/02/13): The primary purpose of the Contact and Education is to provide an information point for those affected by the works. No estimate has been made of annual visitor numbers and the booking system ensures that the numbers within the building can be managed.
01/02/2013
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government when the Contact and Education Centre for the Forth Replacement Crossing will be fully open to the public.
Date Lodged: 31/01/13
Answered by Mr Keith Brown, Minister for Transport and Veterans, (13/02/13): The Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) Contact and Education Centre provides a permanent location for those affected by the FRC works to speak to a member of the project team face to face. This facility opened to the public on 7 January 2013. Booking requests to visit the project exhibition can be made through the project website www.forthreplacementcrossing.info.
01/02/2013
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Forth Replacement Crossing remains on target for completion by 2016.
Date Lodged: 31/01/13
Answered by Mr Keith Brown, Minister for Transport and Veterans, (13/02/13): Yes, the Forth Replacement Crossing remains on target for completion in 2016.
02/11/2012
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government what the prospects are for the advancement of clean coal technology at Longannet Power Station.
02/11/2012
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government how it protects girls at risk of female genital mutilation, in light of the Home Office’s estimation that over 20,000 children under 15 in the UK are at risk each year.
02/11/2012
Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there have been no prosecutions for female genital mutilation in Scotland.
Date Lodged: 31/10/2012 Read more of this post
