To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Transport and Telecommunications on 1 March 2006, when it estimates that it will be in a position to announce whether a new crossing over the Forth will be necessary and, should such a crossing prove necessary, what its design would be, how much it would cost and how its construction would be funded. The Executive will not be ina position to make an announcement on the need for a replacement crossing of the Forth until the Forth Estuary Transport Authority has concluded a number ofconcurrent technical investigations and the Executive has completed its earlyconsiderations for a replacement crossing as part of the strategic projectsreview.