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We are working closely with the Scottish Government and Scottish Water to support the development of a long-term resilient framework for managing Scotland's water resources, that ensures it is adapted to the challenges of a changing climate.
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform 1. Mike Rumbles: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the potential environmental impact of developing on the green belt around Aberdeen.
(S6F-02014) Licensing of exploration and production of the offshore oil and gas sector remains reserved, regrettably, to the UK Government. The Scottish Government is clear that unlimited extraction of fossil fuels is not consistent with our climate obligations.
As you say, the issue plays into the forthcoming climate change bill. We have an existing action plan on climate change; a new action plan is going to be developed, presumably with stakeholders and with a newly reconvened cabinet sub-committee on climate change, which I hope involves all Government ministers so that we have policy coherency across all directorates within the Scottish Government.