Fortieth Report - Achieving government’s long-term environmental goals

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 927 3 February 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 22 items (7 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 22 of 22 classified)
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 7
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fortieth report from Session 2019-21 · published 3 Sep 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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5 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Environmental impacts are still not being taken into account in spending decisions.
Recommendation
Environmental impacts are still not being taken into account in spending decisions. For the last Spending Review, the Treasury asked departments to set out how their proposals would contribute towards the UK’s statutory carbon targets, and to explain their impact … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation but states it is reviewing past guidance and considering what additional information should be published following the next spending review, rather than explicitly committing to publish the specific analysis requested.
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