Question reference: S6W-01569
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the number of spectators permitted to attend professional football club matches in Glasgow under the COVID-19 restrictions is fewer than that agreed for the recent European championship fixtures in the city.
Answer
EURO 2020 was a flagship event approved by the Scottish Government through an events gateway process. Flagship events are internationally significant events which maintain Scotland’s longer-term profile as a host of major events, with an eye to recovery from the pandemic, and with appropriate Covid-19 mitigations in place which were supported by months of very detailed planning.