Minutes: 28 April 2022

1. Excess deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic (In Private):

The Committee agreed a draft letter to the Scottish Government.

2. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.

3. Covid-19 Update; the Coronavirus Acts: Two-Monthly Reports to the Scottish Parliament; and Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on a COVID-19 update; the Coronavirus Acts: Twelfth Two-Monthly Report to Scottish Parliament and Eleventh FOI Report; and the following instrument—

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 6) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/123) from—

4. Subordinate legislation:

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery moved —S6M-03976—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 6) Regulations 2022 be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

5. Consideration of evidence (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

6. COVID-19: communication of public health information (In Private):

The Committee agreed its approach to the inquiry.