COVID-19 Recovery Committee
Meeting Minutes
14th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 11:34
- Published: Thursday, December 9, 2021 01:18pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Siobhian Brown (Convener)
- Murdo Fraser (Deputy Convener)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- John Mason (Member)
- Alex Rowley (Member)
- Brian Whittle (Member)
1 Subordinate legislation:
Graeme Dey (Minister for Transport) moved—S6M-02261—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 7) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/425) be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
2 Vaccination programme:
The Committee took evidence from—
Eman Hani, General Manager, Central Scotland Regional Equality Council;
Parveen Ishaq, Office Manager, Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council;
María José Pavez Larrea, Policy Officer and Project Co-ordinator, Grampian Regional Equality Council;
Mohammed Razaq, Executive Director, West of Scotland Regional Equality Council;
Magda Czarnecka, Chief Executive Officer, Feniks. Counselling, Personal Development and Support Services Ltd;
Dr Paulina Trevena, Research Associate, Migrant Essential Workers Project, University of Glasgow;
and then from—
Hilda Campbell, Chief Executive, Cope Scotland;
Professor Neil Quinn, Professor of Social Work and Public Health and Co-Director of the Centre for Health Policy, University of Strathclyde;
Dr Carey Lunan, GP Craigmillar Medical Group, Chair and Dr Andrea Williamson, The Scottish Deep End Project ;
Derek Holliday, Peer Development Lead, Homeless Network Scotland.
3 Consideration of evidence (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.