Meeting of the Parliament 21 June 2023
First and foremost, those of us on the SNP benches respect this Parliament, which is entirely different to the position of those on the Conservative benches.
Listening to Mr Burnett is sometimes like watching that movie “Everything, Everywhere All at Once” because there are snippets of reality there but it is not quite right. When we have these conversations, I sometimes feel that he does not actually listen to what is going on. However, as always, I will try to be helpful.
We have already said that there will be an agriculture bill. The cabinet secretary has committed to introducing an agriculture bill this year. That bill will seek powers to deliver our published vision for agriculture, and the findings of our consultation will be published shortly.
Regarding Circularity Scotland, the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity has made three statements to Parliament about Scotland’s deposit return scheme in the past two months, appeared last week before the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee and answered a topical question on that very issue this week. It is my belief that there is more than a whiff of misogyny here, as the Tories suddenly find themselves to be concerned about the catastrophic decision made by their colleagues in Westminster. They should raise those concerns with them instead of grandstanding and staging stunts here in our chamber.
On independence, we are bringing our proposals for a modern constitution for an independent Scotland to this Parliament to be debated by politicians who have been elected to represent the people of Scotland. [Interruption.]