These lettersiThese letters can be accessed at— https://www.parliament.scot/S5_European/Inquiries/20210218_ConvenerToCabSecEFWC.pdf and https://www.parliament.scot/S5_European/Inquiries/20210218_ConvenerToCabSecRET.pdf. represent the Committee’s final position on the support available prior to the end of the parliamentary session.
Following the introduction of lockdown restrictions in March of 2020, the Committee’s scrutiny of the pandemic response concentrated on gaps in support and addressing the immediate needs of both sectors.