The better environmental regulation programme will help improve the way environmental regulations are applied in practice across Scotland.

BBC: Scotland politics

He has taken an "anti-austerity" stance, criticising the "light touch" regulation of the banking industry and the government's programme of cuts.

BBC: Runners and riders: Green Party leadership

The UK government's legislative programme includes plans to scrap ID cards, a referendum on changing the voting system and tighter regulation of the financial sector.

BBC: Debate on the Queen's speech