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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S3W-39646	To ask the Scottish Executive what further steps are needed for the reopening of Conon Bridge railway station; how the reopening process will be managed, and what the timescale is.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2011
S3W-39645	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made since September 2010 on final design work for the reopening of Conon Bridge railway station.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2011
S3W-39798	To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the validity of intelligent design as a scientific theory and whether it should be taught in science lessons.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	04 Mar 2011
S3W-39797	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider publishing guidance on the teaching of the theory of intelligent design such as Guidance on the Place of Creationism and Intelligent Design in Sc	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	04 Mar 2011
S3W-39819	To ask the Scottish Executive what average length of time it takes the Scottish Police Service to undertake a toxicology report.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2011
S3O-13186	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has had with Highland Council regarding the future of the National Centre of Excellence in Tradi	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	03 Mar 2011
S3O-13027	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made to secure the long term financial future of the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	24 Feb 2011
S3W-38395	To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the economic impact of the delays to traffic resulting from the planned repairs to the Cromarty Bridge.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2011
S3W-38394	To ask the Scottish Executive what the design life is of the repairs planned for the Cromarty Bridge and how this compares with that of a replacement bridge.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2011
S3W-38393	To ask the Scottish Executive whether an assessment will be made of the cost of the (a) repairs and (b) construction of a replacement bridge before a commitment is made to undertake repairs to the Cro	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2011
S3W-38392	To ask the Scottish Executive how many spans of the Cromarty Bridge remain to be repaired and what the estimated (a) cost and (b) duration is of the planned contract.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2011
S3W-38391	To ask the Scottish Executive how many spans of the Cromarty Bridge are being repaired under the trial refurbishment that started in July 2010 and what the expected (a) cost and (b) completion date is	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2011
S3W-37774	To ask the Scottish Executive when the improvements to the linear radiotherapy equipment at Raigmore Hospital will be completed.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Dec 2010
S3W-37502	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37331 by Richard Lochhead on 11 November 2010, whether it will publish any response that it receives from the UK Government.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	22 Nov 2010
S3W-37331	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the UK Government regarding its decision to decommission the Maritime and Coastguard emergency towing vehicles, Anglian Prince and	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 Nov 2010
S3W-37158	To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) timetable and (b) process is for considering the future of the C3 orthopaedics ward at the Raigmore Hospital by (i) NHS Highland and (ii) the Cabinet Secreta	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2010
S3W-36592	To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it gave to creameries in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10 and has given in 2010-11, broken down by (i) creamery, (ii) value of grant, (iii)	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	26 Oct 2010
S3W-36103	To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to take forward the conclusions of its consultation on high hedges and other nuisance vegetation.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Sep 2010
S3M-06888	Attack on Gugu Hunters of Ness	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	31 Aug 2010
S3W-35488	To ask the Scottish Executive how much VisitScotland spent on (a) administration and (b) marketing in 2009-10.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	26 Aug 2010
S3W-35515	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with the UK Government regarding the provision of financial support to people affected by contaminated blood and blood products.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	24 Aug 2010
S3W-34307	To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to support children attending Junior Academy at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, who recently had local authority funding withdra	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Jun 2010
S3W-32320	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s workforce by (a) local authority area and (b) full-time equivalents at each pay grade.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2010
S3W-32319	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s workforce by (a) local authority area and (b) function.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2010
S3W-32318	To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) capital and (b) revenue funding was spent on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s building and facilities at Strathpeffer Road in Dingwall in each of	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2010
S3W-32142	To ask the Scottish Executive whether research has been carried out into a connection between glucose-fructose syrup in food and drink and the rise in obesity.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2010
S3W-32052	To ask the Scottish Executive when the Skye and Kyle Rail Development Company will receive a response to its development grant application, reference number TSEF 259.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2010
S3M-05878	Commemoration Statue for Tom Johnston	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	03 Mar 2010
S3W-30470	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of the Draft Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill, also showing the cost of (a) staff time in drawing up proposals and drafting the draft Bill, (b) pub	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-30469	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost has been of developing the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill to date, also showing the cost of (a) the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting, (b) analysing t	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	15 Jan 2010
S3W-29423	To ask the Scottish Executive how much farmland is tenanted compared with 1999.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2009
S3W-29422	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider revising the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 to take into account the changing circumstances in the tenanted sector.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2009
S3W-29421	To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of a landlord evading a tenant farmer’s pre-emptive right to buy it has been made aware of.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2009
S3W-29420	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to prevent landowners circumventing the tenant farmers’ pre-emptive right to buy.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2009
S3M-05344	Landowners Preventing Crofters' Right to Buy	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	02 Dec 2009
S3M-05343	Landowners Forcing Unreasonable Rent Demands on Tenant Farmers	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	02 Dec 2009
S3M-05342	Landowners Preventing Tenant Farmers' Right to Buy:	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	02 Dec 2009
S3W-28093	To ask the Scottish Executive for what reasons the Inverinate and Dorusduain Forests are being put up for sale by the Forestry Commission Scotland and whether the local community has been asked if it	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Oct 2009
S3W-27768	To ask the Scottish Executive in what way crofting will benefit from the £5.4 million paid by Highlands and Islands Enterprise for Beechwood Farm, formerly used as a bull stud.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Oct 2009
S3W-27767	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27018 by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 September 2009, when the ring-fencing for the (a) Crofting Counties Agricultural and (b) Croft H	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Oct 2009
S3W-27018	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to remove ring-fencing from the Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme and the Croft House Grant Scheme.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	24 Sep 2009
S3W-26783	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will request that Network Rail improves the fencing between the railway line and the A835 near Loch Garve.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	23 Sep 2009
S3W-26418	To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) lowest, (b) average and (c) highest percentage rent increase or decrease imposed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise on the rents for commercial premises own	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	07 Sep 2009
S3W-26415	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans Scottish Water has to upgrade the water supply in the Glendale area of Skye.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	07 Sep 2009
S3W-25715	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will extend the consultation period for the draft crofting reform Bill.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 Jul 2009
S3W-23667	To ask the Scottish Executive for what reasons the Scottish Environment Protection Agency is introducing a register of septic tanks; how much this will cost, and how many additional staff will be empl	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 May 2009
S3W-23680	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider taking action to give the Crofters Commission enhanced powers to intervene when landowners and land agents act to prevent crofters from buying th	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	19 May 2009
S3W-23679	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers and duties the Crofters Commission has to intervene and resolve disputes where landowners and land agents repeatedly challenge minor details of the boundaries	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	19 May 2009
S3W-23678	To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances have been drawn to its attention of landowners and land agents repeatedly challenging minor details of the boundaries of a croft in relation to a croft	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	19 May 2009
S3W-22640	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21883 by Stewart Stevenson on 2 April 2009, on what date indicative estimates of the capital cost, value of cost to government and	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	07 May 2009
S3W-22641	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21883 by Stewart Stevenson on 2 April 2009, whether it will outline how indicative estimates of the value of cost to government and	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	05 May 2009
S3W-22639	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21885 by Stewart Stevenson on 2 April 2009, whether it will set out its timetable for design and consultative stages in relation to	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	05 May 2009
S3W-22638	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21885 by Stewart Stevenson on 2 April 2009, whether it will set out its timetable for design and consultative stages in relation to	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	05 May 2009
S3W-22637	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21885 by Stewart Stevenson on 2 April 2009, whether it can identify any of the recommended schemes in the Strategic Transport Proje	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	05 May 2009
S3O-06755	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve the quality and consistency of care provided by care homes.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	30 Apr 2009
S3O-06585	To ask the Scottish Executive how many job offers in the education sector have been withdrawn due to delays by Disclosure Scotland.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	23 Apr 2009
S3W-22049	To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement in March 2009 of job losses at the National Trust for Scotland, what communication VisitScotland has had with the trust about keeping historic	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2009
S3W-22048	To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants to the mortgage to rent scheme have retained the maximum allowable amount of £8,000 after their property transfer was completed.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Mar 2009
S3W-22047	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is assessing the risk to trees from sudden oak death, Phytophtora ramorum, and whether action can be taken to reduce the risk.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Mar 2009
S3W-21885	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21036 by Stewart Stevenson on 11 March 2009, whether it will list the recommended schemes in the Strategic Transport Projects Revie	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Mar 2009
S3W-21884	To ask the Scottish Executive what work on the economic impact of the Inverness bypass was carried out before the draft of the Strategic Transport Projects Review report 3 was produced in July 2008 an	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Mar 2009
S3W-21883	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21032 by Stewart Stevenson on 11 March 2009, whether it will publish the detailed results of the modelling work on the Inverness by	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Mar 2009
S3W-21838	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reduce the 7% interest rate that it charges to crofters for housing loans to help relieve the burden of the current economic downturn.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	26 Mar 2009
S3O-06280	To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to announce the membership and remit of the Bull Hire Scheme review group.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	19 Mar 2009
S3W-21034	To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons were for any changes made to the appraisal summary table for the Inverness bypass between the July 2008 draft Strategic Transport Projects Review documen	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2009
S3W-21033	To ask the Scottish Executive what research was carried out on the safety impact of the Inverness bypass between July 2008 and the publication of the Strategic Transport Projects Review in December 20	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	16 Mar 2009
S3M-03687	Royal Mail's Threat to Lifeline Postbus Services 1 linked amendment	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	11 Mar 2009
S3W-21036	To ask the Scottish Executive on what date Scottish ministers took the decision that the Strategic Transport Projects Review should be extended to cover the additional decade between 2022 and 2032.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2009
S3W-21035	To ask the Scottish Executive who authorised any changes made to the appraisal summary table for the Inverness bypass between the July 2008 draft Strategic Transport Projects Review document and the D	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2009
S3W-21032	To ask the Scottish Executive what research was carried out on the economic impact of the Inverness bypass between July 2008 and the publication of the Strategic Transport Projects Review in December	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2009
S3W-21031	To ask the Scottish Executive what research was carried out on the environmental impact of the Inverness bypass between July 2008 and the publication of the Strategic Transport Projects Review in Dece	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 Mar 2009
S3W-20865	To ask the Scottish Executive how many households were in fuel poverty on 31 December 2007 and in each subsequent quarter for which information is available.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	04 Mar 2009
S3O-05911	To ask the Scottish Executive for what reasons parking charges at Raigmore Hospital diabetic clinic are still being enforced.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	12 Feb 2009
S3W-20188	To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it has opted for compulsory bluetongue vaccination given that England has opted for a voluntary approach.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	04 Feb 2009
S3W-20091	To ask the Scottish Executive, if the bull hire farms are to remain in its ownership, whether their use will be for the sole benefit of crofting and, if they are to be sold, whether the money obtained	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2009
S3W-20103	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16463 by Michael Russell on 30 September 2008, which body is responsible for clearing debris below the high-water mark on beaches.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2009
S3W-18709	To ask the Scottish Executive what the 2007-08 real-terms equivalent combined baseline budget is for Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland in the Highlands and Islands and the	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2009
S3W-18685	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any accidents or injuries were reported on the A87 on Skye on Friday 5 December 2008 and whether the road was adequately gritted that morning.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Jan 2009
S3W-18094	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the development functions of the Crofters Commission have been transferred to Highlands and Islands Enterprise.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Nov 2008
S3W-17939	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sold Beechwood Farm in Inverness and, if so, (a) to whom, (b) how many acres were sold and (c) for what price and, if not, whether it intends to sell (i) B	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Nov 2008
S3W-17940	To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to dispose of the bulls used in the Bull Hire Scheme.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	26 Nov 2008
S3O-04915	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has plans to bring forward transport infrastructure investment ahead of the strategic transport projects review.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	20 Nov 2008
S3M-02913	National School for Crofting	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	18 Nov 2008
S3W-16921	To ask the Scottish Executive what assurance it can give about the continuation of accident and emergency cover at Portree Hospital from 8 am until 11 pm.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 Oct 2008
S3W-16920	To ask the Scottish Executive what assurances it can give about the future role of Portree Hospital and whether it will make a ministerial statement on this issue.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Oct 2008
S3W-16865	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the range of medical services offered at Portree Hospital.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Oct 2008
S3W-16842	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken any surveys into the predation of lambs by sea eagles across all areas where there are sea eagle populations and whether it will undertake such	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Oct 2008
S3W-16993	To ask the Scottish Executive why Forestry Commission Scotland has changed its annual scavenging permit to quarterly and has increased the price in the Highlands by over 100%.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	23 Oct 2008
S3W-16715	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, if it winds up the Bull Hire Scheme in 2009, it intends to sell Knocknagael stud farm and, if so, whether the money raised will be ring-fenced for the support of	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Oct 2008
S3W-16690	To ask the Scottish Executive when ministers last met representatives of each of Scotland’s heating oil distribution companies.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Oct 2008
S3W-16607	To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on tackling fuel poverty among heating oil users in each year since 1999 and how much it intends to spend before the end of 2008.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Oct 2008
S3W-16606	To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of (a) heating oil and (b) other fuel users lived in fuel poverty in each of the last five years.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Oct 2008
S3M-02672	Compensation for Sea Eagle Predation	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	07 Oct 2008
S3W-16387	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will compensate farmers and crofters who are losing stock due to sea eagle predation, as it did under the scheme that was operated on Mull.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Oct 2008
S3W-16365	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a ministerial statement about the future of the Bull Hire Scheme.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	25 Sep 2008
S3W-16262	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will confirm its continuing commitment to fox clubs.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	25 Sep 2008
S3W-15215	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the reintroduction of an LPG grant scheme to help reduce the burden of escalating fuel costs.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Sep 2008
S3W-14464	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when the Parliament’s e-petition comments section will again be operational.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question SPCB Written Question	08 Jul 2008
S3W-13828	To ask the Scottish Executive why its inquiry reporter ruled inadmissible the evidence into the heath effects of electromagnetic fields at the public local inquiry into the expansion of the Wester Bal	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	26 Jun 2008
S3W-13826	To ask the Scottish Executive what specific information it received during the public local inquiry into the Beauly to Denny line regarding the heath effects of the expansion of the electricity substa	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Jun 2008
S3W-13827	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it conducted any research into the heath effects on communities who live in close proximity to electricity substations as opposed to those who live near pylons.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 Jun 2008
S3M-02053	Reporter Excludes Evidence at Substation Expansion Hearing	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	03 Jun 2008
S3W-13293	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure that indigenous highlanders are not displaced by housing and homelessness legislation that disadvantages them when trying to find socia	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2008
S3M-01969	Housing and Homelessness Legislation Displacing Local Highlanders	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	22 May 2008
S3W-11112	To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to address the deteriorating state of the A87 between Morriston Bridge and Kyle of Lochalsh.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Apr 2008
S3W-10092	To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to produce its draft Gaelic language plan and when it was statutorily required to first produce one.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2008
S3W-09155	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve the safety of pedestrians crossing the Tore roundabout on the A9.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2008
S3W-09669	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the common agricultural policy “health check” will (a) increase the amount of funds available to farmers through national envelopes and (b) allow payments of nati	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	27 Feb 2008
S3M-01412	The Glennie Report	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	26 Feb 2008
S3W-09203	To ask the Scottish Executive what studies have been carried out into the use of brine to de-ice roads.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Feb 2008
S3W-09202	To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents have been recorded on gritted roads since the introduction of liquid-salt solution to de-ice roads and how this figure compares with the previous two y	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Feb 2008
S3W-09201	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost of road gritting was to it in each of the two years prior to the introduction of road de-icing using liquid-salt solution, also expressed in cost per	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Feb 2008
S3W-09200	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total expenditure on road de-icing by Scotland TranServ using liquid-salt solution has been in each year for which figures are available, also expressed in cost	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Feb 2008
S3W-09671	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate the conditions in which broiler chickens are reared with a view to improving animal welfare standards.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Feb 2008
S3W-09670	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider an early ban on conventional battery farming ahead of the proposed EU ban in 2012.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Feb 2008
S3W-08715	To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents were reported on the A87 between 25 December 2007 and 21 January 2008 and how this figure compares with previous years.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	01 Feb 2008
S3W-08068	To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget for the Croft House Grant Scheme (a) was for 2006-07, (b) is for 2007-08 and (c) will be for 2008-09.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Jan 2008
S3W-08001	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will clarify the scope and delivery mechanisms for the replacement for the Crofting Community Development Scheme announced by the Minister for Environment on 7	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Jan 2008
S3W-07958	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4391 by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2007, whether it will place a copy of the lease to the Eilean Ban Trust in the Scottish Parli	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Jan 2008
S3W-06485	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to upgrade facilities at Inverness Airport.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	26 Nov 2007
S3W-06360	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the Kessock roundabout on the A9 and what the timescale is for any such plans.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	26 Nov 2007
S3W-05927	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will undertake a survey of all suppliers of bivalue molluscs to assess the extent of any burden placed on them by existing food safety regulations and to inves	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Nov 2007
S3W-04556	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will seek a temporary derogation from the EU birds directive to allow the sale of resident population greylag geese shot in the open season.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	01 Nov 2007
S3W-04391	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will renew the Eilean Ban Trust’s lease on Eilean Ban when the current lease runs out and, if so, in renewing the lease, whether it will provide the trust with	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Oct 2007
S3W-03555	To ask the Scottish Executive what investigation the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has undertaken into an outbreak of sewage fungus in the River Polly; how many times this issue has been repo	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2007
S3W-02690	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would support changes to crofting law to allow for the election of members of the Crofters Commission.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Aug 2007
S3W-01950	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider offering grant assistance to individuals or communities unable to access broadband to help them establish and maintain satellite broadband connec	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	01 Aug 2007
S3W-02076	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide funding and clinical support for the use of insulin pump therapy for all those with type 1 diabetes whose multiple daily injections are failing.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 Jul 2007
S3W-01485	To ask the Scottish Executive how much public expenditure there has been on agricultural biotechnology research, including GM research, in each year since 2000, showing funding allocated to (a) the Ro	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	23 Jul 2007
S3W-01840	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that the Wester Loch Ewe area has an adequate water supply so that no new developments in the area will be constrained by lack of water	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	19 Jul 2007
S3O-00199	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were arrested for drug and drink driving offences in the Highlands last summer.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	14 Jun 2007
S2O-12393	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to reduce the volume of regulation dealt with by farmers.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	15 Mar 2007
S2W-31879	To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the A87 in the last year.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Mar 2007
S2O-12113	To ask the Scottish Executive what effect it considers its draft animal gatherings order will have on traditional agricultural shows.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	22 Feb 2007
S2O-11596	To ask the Scottish Executive how it proposes to cut waiting times for orthodontic treatment in the Highlands.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	11 Jan 2007
S2W-30263	To ask the Scottish Executive what further action it has taken to secure a derogation for the Highlands and Islands under Article 30(7) of EU Regulation 1/2005 on the welfare of farm animals during tr	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Dec 2006
S2W-30220	To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure that there is no delay in accessing free flu vaccine for those susceptible to the virus.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	12 Dec 2006
S2M-05255	BT Gaelic Schools Debate	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	30 Nov 2006
S2W-29944	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it will produce a Gaelic language plan, as provided for in the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question SPCB Written Question	24 Nov 2006
S2W-29709	To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of providing Gaelic road signs in the Highlands in each year since 2003.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Nov 2006
S2W-29414	To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people eligible for the single person’s council tax discount currently receive it, broken down by local authority.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Nov 2006
S2W-29413	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines it issues to local authorities on publicising the availability of council tax discounts.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Nov 2006
S2W-28135	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any assessment of the possible impact on the Scottish food supply of contamination of conventional maize seed lots with genetically modified seeds in	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	22 Sep 2006
S2W-28071	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there are any circumstances in which it is necessary to exceed the national speed limit to ensure safe overtaking.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	22 Sep 2006
S2W-28182	To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals it has to amend the Crofting Reform etc. Bill, in light of the Environment and Rural Development Committee’s Stage 1 report on the Bill.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2006
S2W-28181	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a commitment to publish its response to the Environment and Rural Development Committee’s Stage 1 report on the Crofting Reform etc. Bill at least tw	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2006
S2W-27969	To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding from the Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme will be ring fenced to crofters and, if not, for whom such funding will be available.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2006
S2W-27968	To ask the Scottish Executive why the Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme is being moved from Tier 2 to Tier 3 of the Land Management Contracts menu scheme.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Sep 2006
S2O-10523	To ask the Scottish Executive how it is working to ensure that local authorities deliver care in the community.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	14 Sep 2006
S2W-28185	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27855 by George Lyon on 28 August 2006, whether it will publish any evidence it has which demonstrates a link between the purchase	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2006
S2W-28184	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27855 by George Lyon on 28 August 2006, what representations it has received regarding any link between the purchase of alcohol fro	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2006
S2W-27824	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will state its strategic development policy for land adjacent to the A87 on Skye.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2006
S2W-27823	To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis it was involved in the consideration of Highland Council planning application 05/00543/SL and what the reasons were for its position on the application.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2006
S2W-27671	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has monitored the costs to it and its agencies of handling requests for information made under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and, if so, what	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	13 Sep 2006
S2W-27797	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it offers any grants to individuals or businesses for satellite broadband in areas that are unable to receive cable broadband or whether it has any plans to offer	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	12 Sep 2006
S2W-27796	To ask the Scottish Executive how many bookings visitscotland.com has taken in 2006, also broken down by region.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	05 Sep 2006
S2W-27672	To ask the Scottish Executive what the administration costs were of the Single Farm Payment scheme and how much funding was issued under the scheme last year.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	29 Aug 2006
S2W-27855	To ask the Scottish Executive how many petrol stations licensed to sell alcohol it estimates will stop selling petrol in (a) Scotland, (b) rural areas and (c) urban areas as a result of the Licensing	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2006
S2W-27854	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it will publish for licensing boards when considering (a) petrol stations not covered by the section 115 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, (b) the evide	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2006
S2W-27853	To ask the Scottish Executive how many petrol stations licensed to sell alcohol there are in (a) Scotland, (b) rural areas and (c) urban areas.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2006
S2W-27852	To ask the Scottish Executive how many petrol stations licensed to sell alcohol will be granted “grandfather rights” during the transition phase of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2006
S2W-27384	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued any instructions to road maintenance contractors to (a) survey the extent of and (b) take action to control Japanese knotweed on road verges and vis	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Aug 2006
S2W-27383	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out research into any potential restriction of visibility splays resulting from the colonisation of road verges by Japanese knotweed.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Aug 2006
S2W-27382	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out research into any potential damage to road surfaces resulting from the colonisation of adjacent verges by Japanese knotweed.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Aug 2006
S2W-27381	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any assessment has been made of the extent of colonisation of the trunk road network by Japanese knotweed and, if so, what the findings have been.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Aug 2006
S2W-27209	To ask the Scottish Executive how many bookings VisitScotland.com has taken on the Inventory On-line Access (IONA) scheme for self catering accommodation in 2006, also broken down by region.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	04 Aug 2006
S2W-27380	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued any directions to local authorities to (a) survey the extent of and (b) take action to control Japanese knotweed.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Aug 2006
S2W-27379	To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is in respect of the control and eradication of Japanese knotweed and what action is being taken to implement this policy.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Aug 2006
S2W-27131	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will invite Audit Scotland to test the accuracy of the reporting of the consultation process for Bills by sampling differences between the Executive’s summary	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2006
S2W-27130	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to invite Audit Scotland to analyse the manner in which consultation responses in respect of Bills are presented by the Executive, compared with	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2006
S2W-27129	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out any internal audit of the manner in which consultation responses in respect of Bills are presented by it compared with the content of the actua	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	25 Jul 2006
S2W-26655	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has assessed the economic effect of Scottish Water’s inability to supply water to new projects in the Highlands.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Jun 2006
S2W-26600	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to designate the entire area of Loch Ness as bathing water.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	19 Jun 2006
S2W-26333	To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the benefits of a nationwide public access defibrillation scheme.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	13 Jun 2006
S2W-26375	To ask the Scottish Executive with what EU safety standard or regulation the water supply used to extinguish fires must comply.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2006
S2W-26290	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has granted a relaxation of the discharge consent awarded to Historic Scotland for Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness and, if	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	07 Jun 2006
S2W-25873	To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions the Crofters Commission has used each of its enforcement powers in each of the last 10 years.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Jun 2006
S2W-26156	To ask the Scottish Executive why operators of ferries will not have to apply for an alcohol licence under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 May 2006
S2W-26155	To ask the Scottish Executive why operators of passenger-carrying cruise vessels in inland and coastal waters will have to apply for an alcohol licence under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 when suc	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 May 2006
S2W-25971	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, if a single farm payment is made in euros, that information is published by its Environment and Rural Affairs Department.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 May 2006
S2W-25874	To ask the Scottish Executive how much crofting land has been decrofted for housing development in each of the last 10 years.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 May 2006
S2O-09986	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish Water regarding its operations in rural areas.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	25 May 2006
S2M-04453	Scottish Water Development Constraints	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	24 May 2006
S2W-25901	To ask the Scottish Executive how many discharge consents the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued for treated sewage effluent into Loch Ness in each year since 1999 and what the reasons	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	24 May 2006
S2W-25648	To ask the Scottish Executive whether pensioners residing in England are entitled to free bus travel in Scotland.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 May 2006
S2W-25647	To ask the Scottish Executive whether pensioners residing in Scotland are entitled to free bus travel in England.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	11 May 2006
S2W-22988	To ask the Scottish Executive what stage the ministerial consideration of the application to buy the Orbost Estate has reached and when it anticipates that a decision will be announced.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	31 Mar 2006
S2O-09506	To ask the Scottish Executive whether apprentices funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise are paid less than if they were funded by Scottish Enterprise and, if so, why.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	30 Mar 2006
S2W-23946	To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers are the reasons for reported adverse health symptoms within communities in proximity to TETRA masts and whether there are plans to investigate such repo	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-23945	To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the Northern Constabulary Chief Constable’s statement that the force would need 287 TETRA sites to deliver Airwave, why only 150 have been installed.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-23944	To ask the Scottish Executive what locations were considered as alternatives for the Kyleakin TETRA mast to the site above Old Kyle Farm Road and why they were rejected.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-23943	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all the locations where TETRA O2 Airwave transmitters will be switched on in 2006.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-23942	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any reports of ill-health among those who live in proximity to TETRA O2 Airwave transmitters and, if so, what discussions it had with NHS Highland	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-23941	To ask the Scottish Executive when the community of Kyleakin was first informed about the recently installed TETRA O2 Airwave transmitter.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-23940	To ask the Scottish Executive why it is necessary to have a TETRA O2 Airwave transmitter in Kyleakin.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Mar 2006
S2W-23790	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Ministers have the authority to transfer the ownership of areas of the seabed from the Crown Estate or Crown Estate Commissioners contiguous to local com	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-23789	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Ministers have the authority to transfer the ownership of areas of the seabed from the Crown Estate or Crown Estate Commissioners in order to develop ren	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-23788	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Ministers have the authority to compulsorily purchase areas of the seabed from the Crown Estate or Crown Estate Commissioners in order to progress the de	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	17 Mar 2006
S2W-22986	To ask the Scottish Executive what legal advice it has sought in respect of the use of DNA profiles obtained from DNA samples collected from volunteers in Scotland for genetic research without consent	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2006
S2W-22984	To ask the Scottish Executive what legal advice it has sought in respect of the use of DNA profiles obtained from DNA samples collected from individuals arrested in Scotland which has been used for ge	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2006
S2W-22983	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many research projects using DNA profiles obtained from Scots and loaded on the National DNA Database have sought the informed consent of p	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2006
S2W-23723	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Transfer of Property etc. (Scottish Ministers) Order 1999 allows Scottish Ministers to transfer the ownership of Crown Estate property in Scotland.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	09 Mar 2006
S2W-23722	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Ministers have, under the terms of the Scotland Act 1998, any powers over property held in Scotland by the Crown Estate and, if so, whether these powers	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	09 Mar 2006
S2M-04086	Scotland's Return to the EU Beef Market	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	08 Mar 2006
S2W-22987	To ask the Scottish Executive what legal advice it has sought in respect of the use of DNA samples collected from volunteers in Scotland for genetic research without consent.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Mar 2006
S2W-22985	To ask the Scottish Executive what legal advice it has sought in respect of the use of DNA samples collected from individuals arrested in Scotland which has been used for genetic research without cons	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Mar 2006
S2W-22982	To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many research projects involving ethnic or racial profiling have been approved by the National DNA Database Board using DNA profiles or sam	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Mar 2006
S2W-23330	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures should be taken to ensure that teenagers with epilepsy are supported in the transition between paediatric and adult services.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2006
S2W-23787	To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances Scottish Ministers can transfer the ownership of land or seabed managed by the Crown Estate Commissioners.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	03 Mar 2006
S2W-22844	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers Scottish Ministers have under the terms of the Scotland Act 1998 over property held in Scotland in right of the Crown.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2006
S2W-22833	To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) legal and (b) constitutional status is of the (i) Crown Estate and (ii) Crown Estate Commissioners under the terms of the Scotland Act 1998.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2006
S2W-22832	To ask the Scottish Executive in what circumstances the Crown Estate is exempt from (a) legislation and (b) regulations passed by the Parliament in respect of the (i) use and (ii) ownership of land in	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2006
S2W-22830	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Crown Estate has a separate legal identity in Scotland and, if so, what the extent of Scottish Ministers’ powers is in that respect.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2006
S2M-03914	Ownership of Scotland's Seabed	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	02 Feb 2006
S2W-22769	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has powers under the Scotland Act 1998 to introduce legislation to transfer or change the ownership of Crown Estate property to local authorities.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 Jan 2006
S2O-08779	To ask the Scottish Executive how its proposals for planning reform will ensure that the public interest is protected in respect of maintaining the balance between out-of-town shopping centres and tra	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	26 Jan 2006
S2W-22550	To ask the Scottish Executive when negotiations relating to the buyout of the Inverness Airport Terminal PFI contract by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd will be completed.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	20 Jan 2006
S2O-08680	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has monitored the delivery of GP out-of-hours cover in the Highlands following the introduction of the new GP contracts.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	12 Jan 2006
S2W-20858	To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons were for its overturning a decision by Highland Council to refuse planning permission for a Hutchison 3G telephone mast in King Brude Road, Inverness.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Nov 2005
S2W-19903	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the Crown Estate or Crown Estate Commissioners under the Interim Scheme for the Authorisation of Marine Fish Farms in Scottish Waters to implement reco	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2005
S2W-19902	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, under the Interim Scheme for the Authorisation of Marine Fish Farms in Scottish Waters, the Crown Estate, as the relevant authority under the Environmental Impac	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2005
S2W-19901	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19691 by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 October 2005, why it is the responsibility of the Crown Estate to answer questions on the content o	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	09 Nov 2005
S2W-20017	To ask the Scottish Executive whether imported blood plasma was present in any blood plasma products used by the NHS, or any other healthcare suppliers, between 1980 and 1988.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Nov 2005
S2W-20018	To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid to the Haemophilia Society in each year from 1980 to 2004 and what the purpose was of these payments.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	03 Nov 2005
S2W-19677	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address any technical problems preventing consumers from obtaining a broadband connection as a result of being located too far from their tele	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	03 Nov 2005
S2W-19675	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address the issue of users in communities with broadband-enabled telecom exchanges being unable to receive broadband due to the existence of o	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	03 Nov 2005
S2W-19687	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will challenge interposed leases already agreed between landlords and private developers for wind farms on crofting land or estates which have not been sanctio	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Nov 2005
S2W-19686	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Crofters Commission would have to sanction interposed leases between private developers and landowners on crofting land or estates in order for the leases to	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	02 Nov 2005
S2W-19649	To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to bring into force the section in the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 that transfers planning authority for marine fish farms fr	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	01 Nov 2005
S2W-19688	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, under the Crofting (Scotland) Act 1993, a landowner of a crofting estate has to seek consent from the Crofters Commission on any deal with private developers, wh	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	31 Oct 2005
S2W-19736	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will bring the provisions of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 into force.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Oct 2005
S2W-18744	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will deliver on the Partnership Agreement commitment to legislate to permit enforcement of regulating orders within the range of activities of the Scottish Fisher	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	25 Oct 2005
S2W-19691	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit recommended that the Crown Estate Commission approves the application for the Annat Bay fish farm contrary to the de	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	18 Oct 2005
S2M-03408	Condemnation of the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit's Decision on Annat Bay	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	11 Oct 2005
S2M-03401	Condemnation of the Crown Estate Commission at Annat Bay	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	06 Oct 2005
S2M-03385	Condemnation of the Crown Estate Commission at Annat Bay	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	04 Oct 2005
S2W-18896	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is a statutory duty of the Crofters Commission to impose a tenant on an absentee croft owner or croft owner-occupier who does not keep a croft in good order.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	30 Sep 2005
S2W-19368	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to rectify any deficiencies in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 in relation to interposed leases.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Sep 2005
S2M-03219	Future of Crofting	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Members' Business Motion	15 Sep 2005
S2W-19135	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the First Minister's statements to the Parliament on 6 September 2005 in respect of crafting (Official Report c. 1878), when it intends to consult crofters an	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2005
S2W-18985	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a conflict of interest for the Chief Executive of the Crofters Commission to be employed by the Executive as head of the division responsible for croftin	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2005
S2W-18984	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a croft owner-occupier can occupy more than one croft.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2005
S2W-18983	To ask the Scottish Executive whether croft owner-occupiers are subject to crofting statutory conditions and, if so, whether they would be obliged to take a tenant if they fail to meet these condition	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2005
S2W-18982	To ask the Scottish Executive whether absentee croft owners are subject to absentee procedure and, if so, whether a tenant can be imposed where a croft owner is absent.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2005
S2W-18981	To ask the Scottish Executive whether a croft which has been purchased is still croft land and subject to crofting legislation.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2005
S2W-18041	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that the decrofting of land at Taynuilt in Argyll for the construction of 10 luxury houses was in the interests of promoting affordable housing.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	19 Aug 2005
S2W-18040	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that the decrofting of land at Taynuilt in Argyll for the construction of 10 luxury houses was in the interests of crofting.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	19 Aug 2005
S2M-03070	Taynuilt Decrofting for Housing	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	29 Jun 2005
S2W-16995	To ask the Scottish Executive whether visitscotland.com has experienced any recent online booking problems and, if so, what they were, when they will be rectified and what the estimated cost of such p	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2005
S2O-06853	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that people in the Highlands have access to the full range of training and retraining opportunities needed in a modern economy.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	26 May 2005
S2W-14715	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce legislation to give local authorities the power to cut high hedges.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	10 Mar 2005
S2W-14579	To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to announce its replacement of the Livestock Improvement Scheme.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	28 Feb 2005
S2O-05448	To ask the Scottish Executive how it will help Highland Council to complete the Inverness Southern Distributor Road by providing a canal and river crossing.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	10 Feb 2005
S2M-02386	Ellen MacArthur	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	08 Feb 2005
S2M-02200	Abolition of Skye Bridge Tolls	Munro, John Farquhar	Motion Standard Motion	21 Dec 2004
S2W-12790	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will end Skye Bridge tolls.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	21 Dec 2004
S2W-12542	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to support the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill, for example by publishing an English to Gaelic dictionary, initiating a Gaelic translation course	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2004
S2W-12423	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to publish a second edition of Faclair na Pàrlamaid, the Gaelic Parliamentary Dictionary.<p>*The member has provided the following Gaelic transl	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	08 Dec 2004
S2O-04344	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address the shortage of organs for donation.	Munro, John Farquhar	Question General Question	02 Dec 2004
S2W-10521	To ask the Scottish Executive what movement there was of female cattle from Crofters Commission farms from August 2003 to August 2004 showing, in each case, the (a) age of cattle, (b) criteria for sa	Munro, John Farquhar	Question Written Question	22 Nov 2004

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Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what further steps are needed for the reopening of Conon Bridge railway station; how the reopening process will be managed, and what the timescale is.

S3W-39646 · Written Question · lodged by Munro, John Farquhar

Lodged on

14 Feb 2011

Heard / answered on

16 Mar 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what further steps are needed for the reopening of Conon Bridge railway station; how the reopening process will be managed, and what the timescale is.

The answer

The steps required to be undertaken to enable Conon Bridge Station to be re-opened are: <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=200 valign=top > Network Rail Process </td> <td width=151 valign=top > Timescales </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=200 valign=top > Detailed Design Work </td> <td width=151 valign=top > Up to 6 months </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=200 valign=top > Procurement Stage </td> <td width=151 valign=top > At least 6 to 9 months </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=200 valign=top > Construction and Commission </td> <td width=151 valign=top > Up to 12 months </td> </tr> </table> It is anticipated (subject to funding being made available) that Network Rail would take over the scheme as project manager to enable the procurement and construction work to take place.

Answered by Keith Brown on 16 Mar 2011.