Question reference: S5W-34203
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend the compulsory wearing of face coverings to outdoor public settings.
Answer
There are no current plans to make face coverings mandatory in outdoor public settings however, the Scottish Government will continue to review what measures can be used, in line with the emerging scientific and clinical advice, to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.