The focus of the Committee’s scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s budget for 2025/26 will be the money being spent to achieve the Climate Change Committee's "balanced pathway" to a net-zero Scotland by 2045.
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As part of this work, the Committee wrote to each of the Cabinet Secretaries to ask about their approach to the budget for their portfolio and how this would contribute to achieving net zero.
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Letter from Strathclyde Passenger Transport, 11 September 2024
Letter from COSLA, 5 September 2024
Letter from ZetTrans, 16 August 2024
Letter from Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, 15 August 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, 12 August 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, 12 August 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Transport, 8 August 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, 5 August 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, 31 July 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, 30 July 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, 26 July 2024
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, 25 July 2014
Letter from Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 18 July 2024
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Angus Robertson, 5 July 2024
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, 5 July 2024
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray, 5 July 2024
Letter to the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Gillian Martin, 5 July 2024
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Angela Constance, 5 July 2024
Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Jenny Gilruth, 5 July 2024
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Shirley-Anne Somerville, 5 July 2024
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, 5 July 2024
Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Kate Forbes, 5 July 2024