Lorna Slater frustrates committee with answers

Labour MSP Daniel Johnson seemed exasperated at Lorna Slater's answers this week as she was taking questions about why her Financial Memorandum had so little financial detail in it.

As Ms Slater was answering a question she said: 'I think the member is trying to imagine we would then have primary legislation on each of these products..'

Mr Johnson can he heard saying: 'No I'm not.'

The Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill is currently before the Finance and Public Administration Committee, which is scrutinising the financial memorandum (FM) attached to the proposed legislation.

The Bill would impose the charges, as well as banning the disposal of unsold consumer goods and setting local recycling targets, but many of its provisions will be subject to co-design after the legislation – which is described as a “framework” – has been passed.

Circular economy minister Lorna Slater appeared before the committee on Tuesday and was asked by Mr Johnson why the co-design process could not be done before the Bill was lodged and more fully fleshed-out plans put before MSPs, the minister said: “I think that the correct process for bringing forward legislation of this complexity is to first enable us to, as this Bill does, start that conversation.

“If one doesn’t do that, you end up in a situation where you’re asking councils and businesses to invest what is going to be a substantial amount of time to undertake to develop legislation which may never get through parliament.

“That would be the wrong away around to do it.”
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