Patrick Harvie: halted progress of new laws regrettable
Commenting on the suspension of the legislative programme announced today, Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie said:
“Everyone will understand that neither the Government nor Parliament can carry on with business as usual in midst of the current crisis. However, it’s deeply regrettable that progress will be halted when it comes to the environment, people’s right to food, animal protections and not least the rights of trans people, for whom overdue legislative reform has been long promised by all parties.
“We expect government to deliver on their commitments when possible and appropriate, and will explore with all parties what can be done to achieve more progress.”
New laws which have been postponed by the Scottish Government include the Good Food Nation Bill, the Circular Economy Bill, the Gender Recognition Act and foxhunting reform.