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I thank the minister for the statement updating us on the negotiations. A key point, however, remains: we cannot give up on the single market and the customs union, despite the Tories’ best attempts.
In general, however, we work hard to mitigate the issue within the rules, as best we can. I point to the example of Transport Scotland, which called for proposals in the Highlands and Islands with an intervention rate of 70 per cent, but there were no takers.
Even asking them why they are there at that point in time would probably, from a defence point of view, mean that we are beginning to question them and trying to complete the crime, which is also fraught with difficulties.
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Date answered:
22 April 2022
Zero Waste Scotland carried out an intensive data-gathering process to arrive at the figure of 17,000 which remains our best and final estimate of the number of return points, prior to implementation.