What its position is on (a) the plain packaging and (b) banning the display of tobacco products.

(a) There is a longstanding commitment to explore plain packaging as set out in the 2008 Smoking Prevention Action Plan, Scotland's Future is Smoke-Free. In this the Scottish Government indicated a commitment to consider with the UK Government and other devolved administrations whether it would be desirable to move towards plain packaging.
The current UK wide consultation will explore whether there is evidence to demonstrate that the standardised packaging of tobacco products would have an additional public health benefit, over and above existing tobacco control initiatives. We will consider all responses and available information before agreeing the way ahead.
(b). In September 2010 Lord Bracadale dismissed Imperial Tobacco Limited's legal challenge against the ban on tobacco displays set out in the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010. This judgement was upheld by the Inner House of the Court of Session earlier this year. Imperial Tobacco Limited have decided to appeal the Inner House's decision to the Supreme Court. Due to the ongoing legal challenge we have delayed implementation of the ban in large shops until a date to be announced in due course. The implementation date of April 2015 still stands for small shops. We are committed to defending the legislation and aim to implement across large shops at the earliest opportunity.