To ask the Scottish Executive whether work on the M77 (Malletsheugh to Fenwick) will be allowed to commence prior to the resolution of all outstanding issues surrounding the Glasgow South Orbital Road and, if not, why this decision has been made and what the implications for the proposed M77 Extension of the Glasgow South Orbital Road not proceeding would be. Scottish Executive officials have already met officials of East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire Councils, the promoters of the Glasgow Southern Orbital (GSO), to discuss co-ordination of the M77 (Malletsheugh to Fenwick) and the GSO.