Question reference: S5W-33405
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 November 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what time on 11 December 2020 non-essential shops and other closed businesses in areas subject to Level 4 COVID-19 restrictions will be permitted to reopen.
Answer
Non-essential retail and other businesses currently closed following the implementation of the level 4 restrictions can reopen at 6pm on Friday 11 December. Businesses that reopen must do so in line with the mitigations for the level that their Local Authority moves into, outlined in Scotland's Strategic Framework and in the relevant guidance.