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To ask the Scottish Government on what date the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity decided to postpone the Deposit Return Scheme.
My preference would be for the consultation period to be extended over the parliamentary recess, because that would give the politicians an opportunity to work with us as much as possible.
As a committee, we were given a very tight and pressured timescale in which to look at the bill, with stage 2 being discussed only on the Tuesday shortly after recess. Stage 2 amendments were lodged during recess, and stage 3 amendments had to be lodged by last Friday lunchtime.
For example, if a letter from a medical professional is written at a later date and demonstrates that someone had a particular condition at an earlier date that would impact their entitlement, that information could be considered.