A UK Government source said: “Lorna Slater is only embarrassing herself further by making these laughable claims.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/5642470/snp-deposit-return-scheme-chaos/

Biodiversity Minister Lorna Slater told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland they were inviting communities and organisations to start developing and submitting their applications.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-67057268?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Business leaders urged the Scottish Government to learn lessons from the "flawed" rollout of the deposit return scheme as minister Lorna Slater confirmed the plans had effectively been scrapped in their current form.

Source: https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/news-review-of-2023-part-two-snp-in-turmoil-the-king-is-crowned-and-trump-in-scotland-4444014

Ewing was disparaging of Lorna Slater, the Scottish Green MSP and Minister for Circular Economy in charge of the scheme.

Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/23315907.snp-msp-fergus-ewing-calls-18-month-pause-deposit-return-scheme/?ref=rss

Green minister Lorna Slater also sounds hacked off with her erstwhile Indy ally.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23518825.unspun-herald-political-diary/?ref=rss

Humza Yousaf, the fledgling First Minister, has gone against the wishes of Green Circular minister Lorna Slater and delayed the Deposit Return Scheme until 1 March 2024.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23470262.lessons-learned-travel-scotland/?ref=rss

“It is astonishing that Lorna Slater still could not answer basic questions this morning over what would happen to businesses if they didn’t sign up by tonight’s looming deadline."

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23351720.lorna-slater-rules-delaying-deposit-return-scheme/?ref=rss

Mr Yosuaf added that Circular Minister, Lorna Slater, “will provide further details to parliament this week” on the package for businesses and the new timetable to launch the scheme.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23463666.humza-yousaf-delays-deposit-return-scheme-business-backlash/?ref=rss

The scheme is a good idea (in principle) but it isn’t ready to go and yet the minister in charge – I’m afraid it’s Lorna Slater – says the government is pressing ahead.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/23364219.scottish-nationalists-shouldnt-saying-right-now/?ref=rss

This decidedly mild punishment was imposed upon Fergus Ewing because he voted against Green Minister Lorna Slater in response to a Conservative motion of no confidence back in June.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23822838.fergus-ewing-standing-rebuke-humza-yousaf-says-brian-taylor/?ref=rss