Government Buildings Adeiladau’r Llywodraeth Cardiff Road Heol Caerdydd Newport Casnewydd NP10 8XG NP10 8XG David Freeman | Deputy Director for Labour Markets and Households Siobhian Brown MSP Convener, COVID-19 Recovery Committee The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP 18 November 2022 Dear Ms Brown, Thank you for inviting me to give evidence for the Committee’s inquiry, Road to recovery: impact of the pandemic on the Scottish labour market .