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Single-use plastics ban to take full effect after UK Government move

Scotland’s single-use plastics ban is to become fully effective after the UK Government opted to exempt it from the Internal Market Act. The controversial legislation was designed to manage regulatory divergence between the countries of the UK but ...

22 Jul 2022 at 17:02

Scotland

Scottish Secretary Jack accused of trying to ‘sabotage’ deposit return scheme

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack is trying to “sabotage” Scotland’s deposit return scheme, the minister charged with introducing the initiative has insisted. Lorna Slater hit out as a row erupted over whether the Scottish Government had sought an ...

01 Mar 2023 at 16:59

Scotland

Gene-editing Bill should not ‘force products on Scotland’, says minister

A Bill that would ease regulations around gene editing in the food sector should not “force products on Scotland”, a minister has said. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill was introduced earlier this month at Westminster and would ...

11 Jun 2022 at 18:12

Minister hits out at Scottish Secretary as deposit return changes announced

The minister charged with implementing Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) has hit out at the Scottish Secretary as she announced that small containers and products with low sales would be exempt from the initiative. The start of the DRS ...

20 Apr 2023 at 17:15

Lib Dem MP asks for clarity on deposit return scheme dispute resolution

A Scottish Liberal Democrat MP has called for clarity amid a dispute over the implementation of Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS). The start of the scheme, which will introduce a 20p deposit on the price of drinks in cans and bottles ...

24 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Devolution discussed at first meeting between Humza Yousaf and Rishi Sunak

Scotland’s First Minister raised concerns around “UK Government attacks on devolution” during his first in-person meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Scottish Government has said. A spokesman for Mr Yousaf said the First ...

24 Apr 2023 at 20:11

Scotland

UK ministers ‘imposing direct Westminster rule by stealth’, claims Robertson

The Scottish Government has published a paper claiming UK ministers’ actions post-Brexit have undermined devolution. Angus Robertson said the 16-page document shows the UK Government is “imposing direct Westminster rule by ...

14 Jun 2023 at 15:40

Scotland

Jack rejects any suggestion UK could pay out compensation over deposit return

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has flatly rejected a suggestion from the First Minister for the UK government to pick up the bill for compensating businesses if Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) cannot go ahead as ...

22 May 2023 at 18:23

Scotland

Fundamental questions about Brexit must be addressed, say MSPs

There are fundamental questions about how devolution works post-Brexit which must be addressed, a committee of MSPs has said. Holyrood’s Constitution Committee said there are substantive differences between the views ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scrapping of DRS moves closer as Jack says Sunak should not revoke conditions

The Prime Minister should not cave in to demands to revoke conditions on Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS), the Scottish Secretary has said, as it moves closer to potentially being scrapped. Scotland’s First ...

04 Jun 2023 at 12:15

Get around the table, DRS administrator tells governments

The administrator of Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) has urged the UK and Scottish governments to “get round the table” to deliver the programme. In a rare intervention, Circularity Scotland waded into ...

03 Jun 2023 at 13:56

Scotland

Slater hits back at Jack in row over deposit return scheme

It is “not true” for the Scottish Secretary to claim that assessments for Scotland’s deposit return scheme are yet to be submitted to the UK Government, the minister responsible for the initiative has ...

23 May 2023 at 16:23

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