<p>The Environment Portfolio </p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 11 January 2017.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:05, 11 January 2017

Can I thank the Member for that? I read very carefully what a range of scrutiny committees had to say on the budget. It was a theme in a number of committees—looking for greater evidence of impact that budget decisions were being shaped through the lens of the Act. I was very willing to accept, in front of the Finance Committee, that there is more to do and, as we shape next year’s budget, I will be looking for ways, internally, that we can strengthen the way in which the lens of the Act is making a difference to our budget decisions, to then be able to demonstrate to Assembly Members that our budget allocations are being shaped by that Act.

In relation to prevention of flooding in the future, I think there is a whole series of ways in which you can see the goals of the Act, and the five ways of working that it comprises, reflected in these investment decisions.