Mr Yousaf said there was no reason to suspend Ms Sturgeon or for her to stand down as an MSP, and he also confirmed that he would not seek to speak to her directly about the party s finances.
there is no surprise that the scheme goes ahead next march? there is no surprise that the - the scheme goes ahead next march? there is no surprise that the tories l there is no surprise that the tories just do not understand devolution. there is no doubt whatsoever that not providing the exemption under the internal market is at its extension to the deposit returns, because we cannot progress a deposit return scheme if it was not for that exemption of the internal market act, which we know far of reaches when it comes to issues of devolution. i am absolutely committed to the deposit return scheme. it will reduce littering substantially. it will increase recycling rates of single use drinks containers towards 90%. it will cut emissions by 4 million tonnes over 25 years, the equivalent of taking 83,000 cars off the road. it has already delivered hundreds of them is a pounds in investment across scotland. but we do need that uk government exclusion. i know we will do everything in our p
business community itself recognises that an unrestricted market is incompatible with the well being of our people, our communities, and of course, our environment. but the balance here needs to be right. a number of business organisations have expressed concern in recent months about the balance of the scottish government has been striking, in fact they have called for a reset of the relationship between business and government, and i am happy to start that reset today. i want to do so by confirming three specific steps. the first relates to the deposit return scheme. i remain committed to the scheme. i remain committed to the scheme as a way to increase recycling, to reduce litter on our streets and our beaches, and help achieve our net zero ambitions, but we recognise the uncertainty that continues to be created as a result of the uk government delaying the decision to exclude the scheme from the internal market act. of course, we had hoped for a decision on that this week, but it h
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