Transport Secretary Stewart Stevenson said Network Rail had briefed him on the events at Halkirk.
Mr Stevenson said he didn't complete a single 10km leg without it snowing at some point.
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Mr Stevenson said Crossgates Community Woodland was an excellent example of what could be achieved.
Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson said the figures showed that Scotland's forestry sector was "in robust good health".
But Ms Stevenson said the charity wanted to see no let-up in quality assurance in all homes.
Speaking after the debate, Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said it was an "important milestone" for the crossing.
Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson said exceptionally cold weather conditions in Scotland in 2010 was to blame.
Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said the "key drivers" of the scheme were "social inclusion and community accessibility".
Glasgow Royal Infirmary emergency medicine doctor Richard Stevenson said AMT and 5-IT had "been implicated in deaths in Europe".
However Conservative MEP Struan Stevenson said he would oppose it if went against EU traditions of subsidiarity and competition.
Speaking after the verdict, Ms Stevenson said Hayley's death could have been prevented.
Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson said it was important to continue to pressure the EU to increase co2 emission targets.
Mr Stevenson said it was also important to continue to work with the UK government, SEPA and other environment agencies.
Mr Stevenson said the reopening of the line was "one of the most important infrastructure projects Scotland has seen in decades".
Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said he agreed there was a lack of clarity about the reason the charge was being introduced.
In the first part of the committee Environment and Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson said purchasing carbon units should be "an option".
In 2009, then transport minister Stewart Stevenson said there was anecdotal evidence of motorists performing U-turns on the carriageway after misreading bilingual road signs.
"You can get vitamin D in food sources (such as eggs, dairy and fish) but it's not as effective as sunshine production, " Stevenson said.
However British Conservative Struan Stevenson said the response was an "over-reaction", and insisted that oil drilling in the North Sea was probably the safest in the world.
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Mr Stevenson said the crash happened at an unmarked road junction.
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Mr Stevenson said "Scotland faced its coldest winter temperatures in almost a century - and quite rightly people across Scotland needed to heat their homes to keep warm and safe".
According to court documents, Stevenson said in recorded conversations, "If half the people up here in Albany was ever caught for what they do ... they ... would probably be in the same place" as Hevesi.
In response to the debate, Environment minister Stewart Stevenson said the role of SNH was only to advise but it was he who had "the power to protect local interests" and he would exercise that power.
Mr Stevenson said the government also intended to build a rail link between the Fife and Edinburgh - Glasgow routes, known as the "Dalmeny chord", allowing trains from Scotland's two largest cities to stop at the new airport station.
Mr Stevenson said the old bridge would be used by public transport and cyclists and that the government was looking at a number of ways of mitigating the potential impact of increased traffic on Edinburgh and the surrounding towns.
"To bring stability to the market and to provide fishermen and processors with the necessary long-term security that high levels of investment in the industry require, multi-annual management plans must be introduced for the main commercial stocks, " Mr Stevenson said.
Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson said he could not comment on the plans as they are under consideration by the government, but he did call for the European Union and UK government to take action to support Scotland's ambitious plans and targets.
In written evidence to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, Lord Stevenson also said the bank had become "over-exposed" to the property market.
"We're working as quickly as possible with our distributor partners to expand the availability of Pac-12 Now, " said Stevenson.
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