[Scottish Parliament, 08.11.2024] In response to the Scottish Government confirming that they have ditched their plans for a ban on the installation of woodburning stoves in new homes, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston, who led opposition in Parliament to the SNP's plans, said:
“This is a victory for common sense and for the Scottish Conservative-led campaign which opposed this ill-thought-out plan from the moment the SNP announced it.
“A ban on woodburning stoves would have had a devastating effect on our rural and island communities.
“SNP ministers who are completely detached from the realities facing these areas failed to recognise their importance, especially in periods of extreme weather.
“I applaud people living and working in rural and island Scotland for making their voices heard and forcing the SNP into confirming this humiliating U-turn at long last.
“This uncertainty could and should have been avoided if the SNP had done the right thing and never proposed a ban in the first place. Ministers should apologise for getting this so wrong and rule out any such policy being proposed again.”
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