– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 18 March 2005.
Question S2W-15022
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a step-by-step explanation or flow chart showing how expenditure decisions that are designed to achieve policy objectives but take into account the impact on climate change are reached.
Sustainable development, of which climate change is a key element, has been a cross-cutting theme in the last two spending reviews. It is, therefore, central to our decisions on spending allocations. In Spending Review 2004, all portfolios had to show how they were taking this issue forward and mainstreaming it within their work, taking particular account of the sustainable development priority areas of resource use, energy and travel.
There are also many initiatives taking place within departments. Other mechanisms by which projects and spending programmes are assessed for environmental impact include Pre-expenditure Assessments, the Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) and Environmental Impact Assessment. The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Bill, which will extend the scope of environmental assessment, was introduced to Parliament on 2 March.
For further detail, I refer the member to my statement to the Environment and Rural Development Committee on 2 March.
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