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Meeting of the Parliament 28 June 2023

28 Jun 2023 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Slater, Lorna Green Lothian Watch on SPTV

We are absolutely committed to getting the right scheme. Last week, I met the minister Rebecca Pow to discuss how we want to move forward collaboratively and collectively. The issue is that the matter is currently with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which is developing its scheme.

This week, DEFRA officials have come to Scotland to look at what we have been doing and to understand our plans going forward. We are in a situation in which we are having to wait for the UK Government to define the English scheme before we even have anything to discuss. Through the SSI, our scheme is now completely defined, with only a further amendment to come that will confirm the October 2025 date. I will bring that regulation to Parliament shortly. We are committed to working together going forward. As soon as we have something from DEFRA to discuss, I would be delighted to discuss it with Opposition members so that we can move forward.

We are committed to working to deliver the deposit return scheme in Scotland, given the many positive environmental and economic benefits that it will bring. The title of the scheme depends on what is developed by DEFRA. In the meantime, we are providing businesses with absolute clarity that the deposit return scheme regulations will not apply from August 2023 and that the measures that the Scottish Government developed and agreed with business in recent months will help to form the basis of the development of our new scheme.

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