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Scottish Government ‘utterly irresponsible’ over deposit scheme – Alister Jack

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Alister Jack said he had a number of concerns about the deposit return scheme (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Scottish Government was “utterly irresponsible” in the way it tried to implement its deposit return scheme (DRS), a former UK government minister has said.

Giving evidence at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Friday, former Scottish secretary Lord Alister Jack said the Scottish Government had withheld “commercial information” from businesses about a risk the scheme would be blocked.

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