Minutes: 02 December 2021

1. Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Sandra MacLeod, Chief Officer, Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership;

Michael Clancy, Director Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland;

Mike Brewer, Deputy Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation;

Susan McKellar, Operations Manager, Scottish Women’s Convention.

2. Ministerial statement on COVID-19; Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Ministerial statement on COVID-19; and the following instruments—

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 7) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/425) 
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2021 [draft] from—

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery, Elizabeth Sadler,Deputy Director, Covid Ready Society and Professor Jason Leitch,National Clinical Director, Scottish Government .

3. Subordinate legislation:

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery moved—
S6M-02332—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

4. Consideration of evidence (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme.