Question reference: S6W-02809
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns within the hospitality industry that the decision regarding which venues and settings will be subject to COVID-19 vaccine passports is perceived to be arbitrary and unequally applied.
Answer
COVID-19 case numbers remain high and the winter period ahead will pose significant challenges of increased transmission and related pressure on the National Health Service. Action is therefore needed across all sectors to ensure compliance with baseline COVID-19 mitigations, and it is vital to consider further targeted and proportionate measures that can reduce risk further. Vaccine certification is one such measure. We are working with the hospitality industry to ensure that only those premises regarded as within scope of the policy for domestic vaccine certification are included and definitions will be confirmed in due course.