Bha an clàr seo, a bha an lùib SPICe, ga dhèanamh comasach do dh’eòlaichean comhairle a thoirt seachad gu neo-fhoirmeil agus chuidich e comataidhean gus fianaisean a lorg. 11 The international relations office supported A modified summer recess discussions between the Presiding Officer and The exceptional circumstances of this Covid- colleagues from legislatures around the world, dominated year meant that the summer including those in Québec and Iceland, which recess was shortened to six weeks, and focused on issues such as the Parliament’s special arrangements were made to allow the response to Covid-19, and the facilitation of Parliament to sit a number of times during participation and voting in remote meetings. the recess to continue its scrutiny role.