Question reference: S5W-35203
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 15 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will appoint a scheme administrator for its deposit return scheme before the end of the current parliamentary session.
Answer
We are aware that a group of businesses and trade bodies from the producer, retailer, and wholesaler sectors has set up a company, Circularity Scotland Ltd, which intends to submit an application to Ministers in due course for approval to act as a scheme administrator.
Under the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020, once an application is received, Ministers must grant or refuse it within 28 days.