questions. The next item of business is First Minister's questions. At question number one,

I call Douglas Ross. Thank you, President. Today, a low-emission zone came into force in Glasgow.

It will prevent many vehicles from entering the city centre, and if a driver breaks the rules,

they could face hefty fines into hundreds of pounds. So can the First Minister tell us how many vehicles

applied for an exemption to this scheme but were refused?

First of all, this is of course a scheme run by Glasgow City Council. It is a scheme

that I am very supportive of, and of course, I think

all of the Parliament should be supportive of the low-emission zones. Why? Because we know,

of course, that air pollution is a serious problem, particularly in our city conurbations, particularly

in Glasgow. And that's why, of course, the introduction of the LEZ has been welcomed by the likes of

asthma and lung UK, as well as many other third-sector organisations with an interest

in public health. I don't have the exact figure to hand that Douglas Ross has asked for,

but I do know, of course, there has been an LEZ exemptions process that has been put in place,

and, of course, a number of time-limited exemptions have been granted.

But what I would say to Douglas Ross is I do hope that in his questioning he will be unequivocal

in his support for LEZs, because of course every single week,

rightly so, members of this Parliament question this Government on what more we can do to tackle

the climate emergency.

In the Conservatives case, every time we bring forward a measure, or indeed the local authorities

bring forward a measure, they seem to oppose it

time and time and time again.

So it is absolutely critical for all of us that believe in tackling this climate emergency

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