Question reference: S5W-32457
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what alternatives it considered prior to the announcement of the revised COVID-19 restrictions on 7 October 2020, and for what reason each of these options was rejected.
Answer
The Scottish Government considered a range of options around social gathering, hospitality, wider areas of economy and transport in relation to restrictions required to suppress the virus. In doing so the Scottish Government took into account a range of considerations and evidence. All decisions were based on the four harms methodology as set out in the Framework for Decision Making . The revised COVID-19 restrictions announced on 7 October 2020 were those judged necessary to suppress the virus. A related evidence paper was also published on the Scottish Government website on 7 October.