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One of the suggestions before us is that we might have an evidence session on the petition at a later date, which might allow us to bring that point in.
The difference between the UK Government’s position and the Scottish Government’s position is that the Scottish Government has set a date for introducing the scheme, and the UK Government has not.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the MV Alfred, what the total charter costs have been to date, broken down by year, and whether it will provide an update on how many sailings have been delivered by the vessel to date.
A suite of impact assessments has been updated to reflect the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2023, which changed the implementation date of the scheme to 1 March 2024, alongside a number of simplification measures.
Do you expect that to be before the October recess, for example? I think that that is unlikely at this stage, but we will publish the reports at the earliest opportunity, once we have concluded all that work.