Minutes: 28 October 2021

Thursday, 28 October 2021

8th Meeting, 2021

Start time: 10:15am

End time: 11:37am

Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room

Published: Friday, 29 October 2021

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme.

2. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

3. 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) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/322)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/328)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/343)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/350)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/357)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/359) from—

Graeme Dey, Minister for Transport, Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, Penelope Cooper, Director of Covid Coordination and Graham Fisher, Deputy Director Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

Graeme Dey, Minister for Transport moved—
S6M-01315—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/322) be approved.
S6M-01398—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/328) be approved.
S6M-01466—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/343) be approved.
S6M-01528—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/350) be approved.
S6M-01634—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/357) be approved.

The motions were agreed to.

5. Consideration of evidence (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.