Chamber and committees

I would like to follow up both an earlier question from the convener and the one that he has just asked. The convener talked earlier about the cost of a basket—that is, the cost of shopping. We know that the DRS could add up to, let us say, 40p per unit. Given the cost of living crisis and the increase in the cost of the weekly shopping, has the Government investigated or done any research on the impact that the scheme might have on inflation?

I want to be clear, because I asked you a very direct question. From what you are saying—you looked around the world at what was happening elsewhere—the Scottish Government knew that small retailers would be disproportionately impacted and that some businesses’ viability would be threatened.

So you did not do that.

When do you expect the strategy and delivery plans to be finalised?

The particular private finance deal that NatureScot has signed—I think that it is around woodland and is worth up to £2 billion—is a very interesting model. Quite rightly, the minister talks about the need for £20 billion of private investment for forestry and woodlands. Can we leverage private investment for what we need for heat in buildings? Given the interest in that model, when does the minister intend to publish the full detail that underlies the deal, so that we can see exactly what private investors are getting out of the deal and whether it is applicable at scale and in other areas?

I am not asking about the learnings; I am asking about what investors will get out of it and the detail underlying it. Will that information be published, minister?

It might be normal, but what if a retailer does not have space for bins behind the counter? In any event, from a staff perspective, is that what we should be doing?

In relation to security, the bins will have value. Is there a risk of crime if open bins are stored behind counters?

I said that it would add up to 40p per unit. You have talked about the scheme being cost neutral, but we know that other costs that are not recoverable could—or perhaps will—be factored in. I therefore want to ask again a very clear question. Has the Government got anything that I can read and which has been published that shows the scheme’s impact on inflation?

I am asking about—