Question reference: S6W-01713
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government on what basis it made the decision to allow (a) 16,500 fans to attend the British & Irish Lions rugby match at Murrayfield and (b) 2,000 fans to attend Scottish football matches, and what the reasons are for the difference between these two figures.
Answer
The British & Irish Lions match and EURO 2020 were flagship events 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.