He set out plans on 11 bills for the coming year, including the abolition of bridge tolls, scrapping the graduate endowment and reforming the law on rape.

"I'm pleased that new modern legislation on sex offences will be brought forward and I think we would all hope that will improve the unacceptably low rates of prosecution and conviction for rape.

"But perhaps the most significant things are not what is in the statement, but what isn't. Despite the blizzard of briefing, it's now clear that the SNP has no intention of actually delivering on its manifesto promises.

"During the election, we heard the words 'We will, we shall and we can', and what we have here from this statement, and from the accompanying document, is a list of ifs, buts and maybes.

"The first minister may recall that the last time he and I shared a platform was on 24 April at the Scottish Police Federation conference, when he made a very clear commitment to deliver 1,000 extra police officers.

"Today's document says: 'We will work with police forces to increase policing capacity through the deployment of the equivalent of 1,000 extra police officers'. I'm not actually sure what the equivalent of a police officer is."

"Many of the real tests have yet to be addressed. The real issue is not what is present, but what is missing.

"When will his government match the Scottish Conservative commitment to launch a �1bn assault on crime and drugs - why such timidity when it comes to protecting the public?

"Why the silence on dentistry? There is a crisis in Scotland now, as the charity Barnados has confirmed - what is he doing about it?

"Where is the immediate cut in council tax for Scotland's pensioners?

"This programme is not so much the sleek racehorse of Scottish government but more like a three-legged nag with a limp. This honeymoon is clearly over."

"The SNP have made commitments that they do not have the capability to deliver.

"Where have they gone, the promises that they made to the many not the few - to students, on class sizes and many others?

"Their sums simply do not add up and doesn't he now know it?

"It's all gong and no dinner and for all the presidential swagger from the first minister, this could be the first day that people start to notice."

"We particularly welcome the commitment to a Climate Change Bill to drive reductions in climate wrecking gases - despite this taking rather longer than hoped - and we will continue to press for these reductions to be made every single year.

"Today's publication of the Sustainable Development Commission's report criticises the lamentable and muddle-headed approach taken by previous administrations, and there are signs that this remains a problem.

"For example it is unfortunate that the SNP has chosen to fast-track a bill which will increase traffic levels which are already at their highest level ever, and that will in turn increase congestion and climate change pollution.

"This is the kind of contradiction that the major independent report on sustainable development points to today and the SNP will have to face up to these anomalies sooner or later."

"The reform of the law on rape is long overdue.

"There is a need for an overarching examination of the law on sexual offences to achieve a clear, practical and gender-neutral statement of the law, free of the various historical and other anomalies which have characterised this area of law, for the benefit of both the public and those, such as lawyers, judges and juries, applying the law.

"The society believes that as a lack of consent is a constituent element of offences of sexual assault, there should be a clearly set-out definition of what will constitute consent.

"A statutory definition of consent should ensure greater certainty.

"The society has responded to the Scottish Law Commission's consultation on rape and other sexual offences and now looks forward to seeing what is in the forthcoming bill."

"Extending the current small business rates relief scheme will completely remove tens thousands of small businesses from the rates system, encouraging small business start-ups and the prospects of survival for small firms across Scotland.

"The Small Business Bonus will help Scottish firms to improve their marketing and sales, train staff or upgrade equipment.