Question reference: S6W-01372
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 12 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ash Denham on 6 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent (a) discussions have taken place and (b) public health guidance it has received regarding increasing the numbers of guests at weddings under the proposed easing of the COVID-19 restrictions.
Answer
The Scottish Government has been reviewing the restrictions and guidance in place regularly.
Following the most recent review, the First Minister announced on 13 July that all remaining parts of Scotland would move to protection level 0 of the updated Strategic Framework with effect from 19 July.
This decision means that under our published guidance up to 200 people can now attend a marriage ceremony or wedding reception subject to the capacity of the couple’s chosen venue with the appropriate physical distancing in place.
In addition, we have amended the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Local Levels) (Restrictions and Requirements) Regulations 2020 to reduce the required physical distance between households indoors to 1 metre in all public venues.
The First Minister’s statement summarises the evidence and data supporting these decisions. Information about strategy and evidence is published at Coronavirus in Scotland (see Scottish Government strategy and evidence). We have also published a report on the outcomes of the recent physical distancing review and information about the current state of the epidemic .