The Scottish Budget Equality Statement contained in the Equality Annual Report (February 2003) provides details on how the mainstreaming of equality is having a positive, practical impact on the spending programmes of Executive departments. The commitments made by departments to reducing inequalities in Closing the Opportunity Gap (October 2002) will also be the subject of monitoring and evaluation.In addition, all Scottish Executive funding programmes will be monitored to ensure compliance with the duties placed on public bodies to promote race equality and tackle discrimination by the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) (Scotland) Order 2002.