The First Minister has written to PM Rishi Sunak today urging a rethink of plans to exempt glass from the scheme in Scotland.
Scotland’s First Minister has accused the UK Government of placing the deposit return scheme in “grave danger” and called for conditions effectively barring glass to be revoked.
He wrote: “The removal of glass fundamentally threatens the viability of Scotland’s DRS with reduced revenue for the scheme administrator. Removing glass will also have a significant impact on business. “I urge you to revoke the conditions set out in your letter and grant a full exclusion for Scotland’s DRS, to be implemented as per the regulations agreed by the Scottish Parliament in this area of devolved competence. Without this, the Scottish Government is not prepared to put Scottish businesses at a competitive disadvantage due to the last-minute demands the UK Government has made.
The First Minister conceded the ability for the schemes to work together where possible would be “desirable”, but added the UK Government was “unable to provide the operational details required to allow the schemes to be interoperable” due to it being at such an early stage. The First Minister asked for a response from Downing Street by Monday to allow for the issue to be discussed by the Scottish Cabinet the following day and Holyrood updated. The Scotland Office said it would respond to the First Minister’s letter in due course.
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