Chamber and committees

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

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Meeting Agenda

9th Meeting, 2022

• Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 04:21pm

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1 Excess deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government

Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, Scottish Government

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Note by the Clerk posted 14/03/2022 (Ref: CVDR/S6/22/9/1, 445KB, pdf)

CVDR/S6/22/9/2(P) (Private Paper)

CVDR/S6/22/9/3(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Ministerial statement on COVID-19; Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Ministerial statement on COVID-19; and the following instruments—
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2022 [draft]
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/64) 
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/53)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/74) from—

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Witnesses

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery, Scottish Government

Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, Scottish Government

Greig Walker, Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill Team Leader, Scottish Government

Elizabeth Blair, Unit Head, Covid Co-ordination, Scottish Government

Stewart Cunningham, Lawyer, Scottish Government

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Note by the Clerk posted 14/03/2022 (Ref: CVDR/S6/22/9/4, 306KB, pdf)

SPICe issues paper posted 14/03/2022 (Ref: CVDR/S6/22/9/5, 184KB, pdf)

SPICe issues paper posted 14/03/2022 (Ref: CVDR/S6/22/9/6, 2MB, pdf)

SPICe issues paper posted 16/03/2022 (Ref: CVDR/S6/22/9/7, 260KB, pdf)

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3 Subordinate legislation

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery to move—
S6M-03075—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/40) be approved.
S6M-03169—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
S6M-03349-That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
S6M-03202-That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel and Operator Liability) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/53) be approved.
S6M-03354-That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/74) be approved.

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4 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/64)

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5 Consideration of evidence (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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