Question reference: S5W-34018
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 December 2020
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome is of its latest review into border health measures, and whether there will be any changes to the regulations.
Answer
We have reviewed the border health measures closely over the last three weeks and have assessed that there continues to be a requirement for the regulations to remain in place to reduce the risk of imported transmission and safeguard public health in Scotland. We have considered sectoral exemptions from the requirement to self-isolate, and intend to introduce exemptions for TV production, performing arts professionals, and professional journalists. We continue to keep countries under review and where there is clear evidence we will not hesitate to make changes to our country specific exemptions list. We propose to review these regulations at least every 28 days going forward, with the next review to be completed by 11 January 2021.