To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a timetable of action in respect of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, including details of when it anticipates the public inquiry to take place, when the final route will be agreed, when the land required will be acquired, when it anticipates compensation claims will be settled and when the route will be fully operational. Outline programme informationis available on the Transport Scotland website www.transportscotland.gov.uk.Following my announcement of the preferred route on 1 December detailed engineering and environmental work isnow underway with the aim of narrowing down the road corridor in April and thenpublishing a draft special road scheme setting out the line proposed for the AberdeenWestern Peripheral Route (AWPR) and link to Stonehaven this is part of the AWPR,and an Environmental Statement at the end of 2006.