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A
B
Presiding
officer,
I
will
update
the
chamber
today
on
the
current
position
in
relation
to
covet
I'll.
Give
an
assessment
of
the
current
course
of
the
pandemic
propose
difficult,
but
important.
Temporary
measures
to
stem
the
increase
in
cases
set
out
how
we
will
support
businesses
affected
by
them
and
update
the
chamber
on
the
longer
term
work
we
are
doing
to
further
improve
our
ability
to
live
with
covid.
B
In
all
of
this,
I
will
be
very
frank
about
the
challenges
we
face
and
the
difficult
balances
we
must
try
to
strike.
None
of
this
is
easy.
I
am
acutely
aware
that
in
every
decision
we
take
lives
and
jobs
are
at
stake,
and
I
want
to
assure
not
just
the
chamber
but
the
country
that
none
of
these
decisions
are
taken
lightly.
B
B
B
20
of
those
deaths
were
registered
last
week.
That
is
the
highest
weekly
number
of
deaths
since
late
june.
Every
single
one
of
these
deaths
represents
the
loss
of
an
irreplaceable
individual
and
again
I
want
to
send
my
condolences
to
all
those
who
are
currently
grieving.
These
figures
illustrate
the
rising
challenge
we
again
face
from
this
virus.
That
challenge
is
also
set
out
starkly
in
an
evidence
paper
published
today
by
the
scottish
government's
senior
clinical
advisors,
the
chief
medical
officer,
the
chief
nursing
officer
and
the
national
clinical
director.
B
It
might
not
feel
this
way,
but
the
situation
now
is
better
than
it
was
in
march,
we're
benefiting
from
the
sacrifices
made
over
the
summer
by
driving
the
virus
to
very
low
levels.
Then
we
have
helped
to
ensure
that
even
after
several
weeks
of
increases,
the
estimated
total
number
of
cases
is
currently
just
13
of
the
peak
level
back
in
march
cases
are
rising,
but
not
as
quickly
as
they
were.
Then.
B
So
while
there
are
significant
restrictions
still
in
place,
and
they
are
hard
and
painful,
we
are
living
much
more
freely
now
than
in
the
spring
and
early
summer,
and
we
are
determined,
if
at
all
possible
that
this
will
continue.
So
I
want
to
be
clear:
we
are
not
going
back
into
lockdown
today,
we
are
not
closing
schools,
colleges
or
universities.
We
are
not
halting
the
remobilization
of
the
nhs
for
non-coveted
care
and
we
are
not
asking
people
to
stay
at
home.
B
Let
me
turn
now
in
more
detail
to
the
state
of
the
virus.
The
need
for
action
is
highlighted
by
the
daily
figures
I
reported
a
moment
ago,
but
more
fundamentally,
in
the
evidence
paper
published
today,
it's
worth
remembering
when
I
updated
parliament.
Just
over
two
weeks
ago,
the
average
number
of
new
cases
being
reported
each
day
was
285.
That
was
up
from
102
three
weeks
previously.
Now
we
are
reporting
an
average
of
788
new
cases
each
day.
B
In
addition,
I
can
report
that
in
the
seven
days
up
to
monday,
the
number
of
people
in
hospital
with
covid
increased
by
almost
80
percent
and
the
number
of
people
who
died
with
covert
last
week
was
the
highest
for
14
weeks.
In
fact,
there
was
the
same
number
of
deaths
in
the
last
week
alone,
as
in
the
whole
of
the
previous
month.
B
The
increase
in
the
numbers
of
people
in
hospital
with
and
sadly
dying
from
covid
reflect
the
rise
we
are
now
seeing
in
new
cases
amongst
older
age
groups.
In
the
second
half
of
september,
cases
were
rising
most
rapidly
in
the
younger
age
groups,
but
in
the
past
week
cases
in
people
over
80
years
old,
increased
by
60
and
cases
in
the
60
to
79
year
old
age
group,
more
than
doubled
and
we're
seeing
geographic
as
well
as
demographic
spread.
Without
a
doubt
and
by
some
distance,
the
highest
levels
of
infection
are
across
the
central
belt.
B
We
are
particularly
concerned
about
greater
glasgow
and
clyde
lannister
ayrshire
and
iron,
lothian
and
fourth
valley,
and
that
will
be
reflected
in
what
I
say
later,
but
that
should
not
obscure
the
fact
that
numbers
are
rising
across
the
country.
The
majority
of
our
health
board
areas
are
now
recording
more
than
50
new
cases
per
100
000
of
their
population
each
week,
and
virtually
every
health
board
area
has
a
rising
number
of
cases.
The
only
exceptions
are
orkney
and
shetland,
and
even
they
have
had
cases
in
recent
weeks.
B
B
B
B
B
That
measure
is
vital,
but
the
clinical
advice
I
have
received
now
is
that
it
is
not
sufficient.
We
need
to
do
more
and
we
need
to
do
it
now
and
to
those
who
will
wonder
and
ask
understandably,
if
the
measures
I
set
out
today
go
too
far.
Let
me
be
very
clear
about
this:
if
this
was
a
purely
one-dimensional
decision,
if
the
immediate
harm
from
covid
was
all
we
had
to
consider,
it
is
very
likely
that
we
would
go
further
but
seven
months
into
this
pandemic.
B
I
am
acutely
aware
that
this
is
not
and
cannot
be,
a
one-dimensional
decision.
We
have
a
duty
to
balance
all
of
the
different
harms
caused
by
the
pandemic.
We
must
consider
the
direct
harm
to
health
from
the
virus,
which
must
be
reduced,
but
do
that,
alongside
the
harm
being
done
to
jobs
in
the
economy,
which
in
turn,
of
course,
has
an
impact
on
people's
health
and
well-being,
and
we
have
to
consider
the
wider
harms
to
health
and
well-being
that
the
virus
and
the
restrictions
deployed
to
control
it
are
having
on
all
of
us.
B
For
all
of
these
reasons,
we
are
applying
a
far
more
targeted
approach
than
we
did
in
march,
one
which
reduces
opportunities
for
the
virus
to
spread
while
keeping
businesses
and
other
activities
as
open
as
possible,
and
we
are
not
recommending
that
people
who
shielded
over
the
summer
should
return
to
staying
completely
indoors.
We
know
how
damaging
that
is
to
your
well-being,
but
we
do
recommend
that
you
take
extra
care,
especially
if
you
live
in
the
central
belt.
You
can
now
access
information
about
infection
levels
in
your
local
neighborhood
on
the
public
health,
scotland
website.
B
B
So,
firstly,
with
the
exception
of
the
five
health
board
areas,
I
will
talk
about
shortly.
Pubs
bars,
restaurants
and
cafes
will
be
able
to
operate
indoors
on
the
following
very
restricted
basis.
Only
during
the
day
from
6am
to
6pm
for
the
service
of
food
and
non-alcoholic
drinks,
only
hotel
restaurants
will
be
able
to
operate
beyond
6
pm,
but
only
for
residents
and
without
alcohol.
B
The
reason
we
are
not
closing
indoor
hospitality
completely
is
that
we
know
the
benefits
in
terms
of
reducing
loneliness
and
isolation
of
giving
people,
particularly
those
who
live
alone
somewhere.
They
can
meet
a
friend
for
a
coffee
and
a
chat,
but
the
restrictions
will
be
strictly
applied
and
all
the
current
regulations
and
the
limits
on
meeting
a
maximum
of
six
people
from
two
households
in
indoor
public
places
will
still
apply
again.
With
the
exception
of
the
central
belt
areas,
I
will
mention
shortly
bars.
Pubs.
B
Restaurants
and
cafes
can
continue
to
serve
alcohol
outdoors
up
to
the
existing
curfew,
time
of
10
pm
and
subject
to
the
6-2
rule
on
group
size.
There
will
be
an
exemption
to
these
rules
in
all
parts
of
scotland
presenting
officers.
It's
important
to
stress
this
for
celebrations
associated
with
specific
life.
Events
such
as
weddings
that
are
already
booked
and
funerals
the
current
rules
for
those
will
continue
to
apply.
B
These
are
the
new
measures
that
will
take
effect
nationwide.
However,
because
of
the
significantly
higher
levels
of
infection
in
the
central
belt,
we
are
introducing
stricter
restrictions
in
the
following
five
health
board
areas,
grace
of
glasgow
and
clyde
lannister
ayrshire
and
iron,
lothian
and
fourth
valley.
In
these
areas,
all
licensed
premises
with
the
exceptional
hotels
for
residents
will
be
required
to
close
indoors
and
outdoors.
B
B
In
addition,
snooker
and
pool
halls
indoor
bowling
alleys,
casinos
and
bingo
halls
will
close
in
these
areas
for
two
weeks
from
the
10th
of
october,
contact
sports
for
people
aged
18
and
over
will
be
suspended
for
the
next
two
weeks,
with
an
exception
for
professional
sport
and
indoor
group.
Exercise
activities
will
not
be
allowed,
although
the
current
rules
will
remain
in
place
for
under
18s,
gyms
can
remain
open
for
individual
exercise
and
outdoor
live.
B
I
know
that
the
vast
majority
of
pubs
bars
and
restaurants
have
worked
exceptionally
hard
over
the
past
few
months
to
ensure
the
safety
of
their
staff
and
customers,
and
I'm
deeply
grateful
to
them.
For
that-
and
I
know
how
tough
these-
albeit
temporary,
restrictions
are
for
the
hospitality
sector,
but
the
evidence
paper
published
today
sets
out
why
these
settings
present
a
particular
risk.
The
r
number
seems
to
have
risen
above
one
approximately
three
weeks
after
the
hospitality
sector
opened
up,
and
we
know
that
more
than
one-fifth
of
people
contacted
by
test
and
protect
report.
B
Having
visited
a
hospitality
setting,
it
doesn't
absolutely
mean
that
is
where
they
got
the
virus,
but
it
does
show
that
these
settings
pose
a
particular
risk
of
transmitting
the
virus,
and
that
makes
sense
from
what
we
know
about
how
the
virus
is
spread.
Indoor
environments,
where
different
households
from
different
age
groups
can
mix
inevitably
present
a
risk
of
transmission.
B
That
risk
can
be
increased
in
some
hospitality
premises
of
good
ventilation
is
difficult,
and
if
it
is
hard
to
control
the
movement
of
people
and
of
course
the
presence
of
alcohol
can
affect
people's
willingness
to
physically
distance.
For
all
of
these
reasons,
significantly
restricting
licensed
premises
for
16
days.
Temporal
temporarily
removes
one
of
the
key
opportunities
dividers
has
to
jump
from
household
to
household.
B
B
For
the
same
reasons,
ireland,
france,
germany
and
belgium
have
announced
a
variety
of
different
measures
over
the
past
few
days,
I
mentioned
earlier
that
one
of
the
things
we
are
trying
to
do
is
balance
the
public
health
harm
caused
by
covert
with
wider
economic
and
social
harms.
I
know
that
the
measures
we
are
proposing
today,
although
they
are
temporary,
will
have
a
significant
impact
on
many
businesses,
and
I
am
sorry
for
that.
But
since
the
government
is
placing
an
obligation
on
businesses,
we
also
have
an
obligation
to
help
them
financially.
B
So
I
can
announce
today
that
we
are
making
available
immediately
an
additional
40
million
pounds
to
support
businesses
that
will
be
affected
by
these
measures
over
the
next
two
weeks.
We
will
work
with
the
affected
sectors,
obviously
especially
hospitality
in
the
coming
days
to
ensure
that
this
money
provides
the
most
help
to
those
who
most
need
it
and
that
it
gets
to
them
as
quickly
as
possible
for
the
rest
of
this
month.
Businesses
can
also
still
use
the
uk
government's
job
retention
scheme.
The
furlough
scheme,
however,
that
now
requires
a
significant
contribution
from
employers.
B
It's
also
important
because
we
do
want
these
measures
to
be
temporary,
that
we
use
the
next
two
weeks
to
prepare,
protect
and
prevent
to
further
strengthen
our
resilience
and
our
ability
to
live
alongside
this
virus.
So
I
can
confirm
that
we
will
also,
over
the
next
period,
take
the
following
steps.
B
B
We
will
also
work
across
all
other
sectors
to
review
and,
where
necessary,
tighten
the
guidance
and
regulation
on
their
operating
practices
and
in
addition,
over
the
next
two
weeks,
we
will
be
conducting
a
further
review
of
our
testing
strategy.
Setting
out
the
further
steps
we
will
take
to
expand
capacity,
which
is
already
well
underway
and
build
resilience
and
also
the
further
steps
we
will
take
to
extend
testing
to
more
people
and
more
groups
of
people
in
our
society
without
symptoms.
B
And,
lastly,
we
will
finalize
a
strategic
framework
setting
out
the
different
levels
of
intervention
which
can
be
adopted
in
future
either
locally
or
across
scotland,
depending
on
how
the
virus
is
spreading.
We
very
much
hope
to
align
this
broad
framework
with
those
being
considered
by
other
uk
nations,
although
of
course
each
nation
will
take
its
own
decisions
on
implementation.
B
We
will
subject,
of
course,
to
parliament's
agreement,
put
this
strategic
framework
to
a
debate
and
vote
in
parliament
in
the
week
after
the
october
recess
signing
officer.
I
am
well
aware
that
the
measures
I
have
outlined
today
are
disruptive
to
many
businesses,
obviously
especially
hospitality
businesses,
and
they
will
be
unwelcome
to
many
people
across
the
country,
but
although
they
are
significant
as
they
need
to
be
to
make
an
impact,
they
do
not
represent
a
lockdown.
B
In
fact,
they
are
designed
to
reduce
the
likelihood
of
a
future
lockdown
we're
not
requiring
people
to
stay
inside
all
day,
as
we
were
earlier
in
the
year,
schools
will
stay,
open
learning
will
continue
in
our
universities
and
colleges.
Shops
will
continue
to
trade.
Businesses
like
manufacturing
and
construction
will
continue,
and
these
new
restrictions
are
intended
to
last
for
16
days.
They
are
intended
to
be
short,
sharp
action
to
arrest
a
worrying
increase
in
infection,
although
they
are
temporary,
though
they
are
needed
without
them.
B
There
is
a
very
real
risk,
presiding
officer
that
the
virus
will
run
out
of
control
by
the
end
of
this
month,
but
with
them
we
hope
to
slow
down
its
spread,
and
that
will
help
us
keep
schools
and
businesses,
including
hospitality
businesses
open
over
the
winter
and
fundamentally
it
will
also
save
lives.
So
I'm
asking
everybody
across
the
country
to
please
follow
these
new
rules
and
continue
to
take
the
other
basic
steps
difficult,
but
basic
steps
that
we
know
will
protect
you
and
each
other.
B
Please
do
not
visit
each
other's
homes
for
now
work
from
home.
If
you
can
download
the
protect
scotland
app,
if
you
can
and
haven't
already
done
so
and
of
course,
remember
facts
face
coverings,
avoid
crowded
places,
clean
hands
and
hard
surfaces,
two
meter,
distancing
and
self-isolate
and
get
tested.
B
If
you
have
symptoms
sticking
to
all
of
this
isn't
easy,
and
after
seven
long
months
it
is
harder
than
it
has
ever
been,
but
it
is
essential
it
is
the
best
way
to
look
out
for
each
other,
and
now
more
than
ever,
we
all
need
that
spirit
of
love
and
solidarity
that
has
served
us
so
well
and
hard,
though,
is
to
believe
it
right.
Now
all
the
hard
sacrifices
we
are
making
will
hasten
the
brighter
days
that
do
lie
ahead.
The
pandemic
will
pass.
So,
let's
do
all
we
can
to
help
each
other
through
it.
C
Thank
you
and
I
thank
the
first
minister
for
advanced
notice
of
his
statement
when
the
first
minister
stood
here
15
days
ago
to
reintroduce
national
restrictions.
For
the
first
time
since
lockdown
had
started
to
be
lifted.
I
said
that
the
scottish
public
were
stealing
themselves
for
a
long
hard
winter.
C
In
the
last
fortnight,
they've
not
been
allowed
to
visit
friends
or
family
in
their
own
home.
The
number
of
households
they
can
meet
in
public
spaces,
both
indoor
and
out,
has
been
curtailed.
Businesses
that
we're
looking
to
reopen
have
remained
closed
and
those
who
had
been
allowed
to
trade
again
have
seen
their
hours
cut.
C
That's
been
a
bitter
pill
to
swallow
for
many,
but
they've
done
it
and
they've
done
it,
because
they
were
told
that
if
they
did,
it
would
stop
the
rise
of
infections
that
we'd
started
to
see
and
people
are
now
being
asked
to
give
up
even
more.
They
can
see
that
cases
are
rising
and
they
are
willing
to
act
to
stick
by
the
rules
and
to
do
their
bit.
C
C
Well,
we've
had
the
headline
figure
today,
but
we
don't
have
what
small
businesses
really
need
the
details
and
they
can't
afford
to
wait.
Many
are
running
on
empty.
All
reserves
are
gone,
so
what
they
want
to
know
today
is
how
much
can
their
business
apply,
for?
How
do
they
apply
and
how
long
will
it
take
for
any
money
to
reach
them?.
B
These
are
all
a
perfectly
legitimate
points
and
questions
can
I
say
I
know
how
tough
this
is
for
people,
and
you
know
I
am
aware
of
that
in
every
single
decision.
I
take
I'm
very
aware
of
the
fact
that
these
are
horrendously
difficult
decisions
to
take,
but
that
is
as
nothing
compared
to
how
difficult
it
is
to
live
with
the
consequences
of
them,
and
there
is
not
a
moment
of
any
day
that
that
is
not
very
much
in
my
mind
on
hospitality.
B
The
other
thing
I've
seen
before
come
on
to
hospitality
and
businesses
is,
we
see
a
rising
tide
of
infections
across
the
uk
across
europe
across
the
world?
This
is
still
an
accelerating
global
pandemic.
This
is
very
difficult
and
it
feels
incredibly
difficult
for
people
right
now,
and
it
is
important
not
to
underplay
that,
but
it
is
equally
important
not
to
underplay
the
progress
that
we
have
made.
B
That
allows
us
to
have
much
more
freedom
now
than
we
did
in
lockdown
earlier
in
the
year,
and
it's
important
that
we
stick
with
these
restrictions
in
order
to
preserve
that.
It's
also
important
for
me
to
pay
tribute
to
and
thank
on
behalf,
I'm
sure
of
people
across
the
country,
the
test
and
protect
teams
who
are
doing
so
much
work
across
every
part
of
scotland
to
try
to
bear
as
much
as
possible
of
the
strain
of
controlling
the
virus,
and
that
is
a
significant
step
forward
from
the
position
earlier
in
the
year.
B
I'd
make
two
points
about
hospitality
and,
as
they
refer
to
small
businesses
in
particular,
but
it's
particularly
hospitality
businesses
that
are
affected
by
what
I
have
around
today.
Firstly,
I
am
conscious-
and
this
is
not
intended
as
a
criticism
of
decisions
that
any
other
governments
are
taking,
but
because
we
have
done
it
to
some
extent
as
well
with
the
10
pm
curfew.
B
There
has
been
a
tendency
in
recent
weeks
to
keep
hospitality
businesses
open,
but
restrict
more
and
more
of
what
they
can
do
so
effectively
get
them
into
a
position
where
they
may
feel
as
if
they
are
all
but
closed
and
not
give
financial
support
to
help
them.
We've
decided
today
to
take,
I
think,
a
more
honest
position
and
to
put
further
restrictions
on
hospitality,
but
to
offer
significant
additional
financial
help,
and
I
think
that
is
a
more
honest
and
more
straightforward
way
of
treating
the
sector
at
this
time.
B
The
question
about
the
packages
is
also
an
important
one.
I've
made
clear
today
there
is
significant
additional
funding
that
will
be
made
available
and
I
looked
yesterday
at
different
options
for
how
this
money
could
be
allocated
and
what
I
decided
to
do
is
take
a
day
or
so
after
this
announcement
to
allow
consultation
with
the
sector
so
that
we
can
hear
from
them
how
they
think
this
money
should
be
best
allocated
the
priorities
for
it
and
what
package
would
best
meet
their
needs.
That's
not
a
process.
B
I
want
to
take
a
long
time,
but
I
think
it
is
important,
given
the
impact
on
the
sector
to
allow
them
to
have
that
input,
and
we
then
want
to,
as
we
did
earlier
on
with
aberdeen
for
that
money
to
flow
quickly
to
affected
businesses.
But
it
is
important
to
recognize
that
where
there
have
been
restrictions
on
hospitality
over
recent
weeks
and
in
all
parts
of
the
uk,
it
hasn't
come
with
additional
financial
support.
D
Thank
you,
and
can
I
thank
the
first
minister
for
advanced
site
of
her
statement.
The
scottish
hospitality
sector
is
not
sodom
and
gomorrah
and
should
not
be
treated
as
such.
Why
doesn't
the
first
minister
consider
closing
down
those
businesses
which
are
not
complying
with
guidance
instead
of
shutting
down
every
single
business
serving
70
of
the
population,
including
those
which
are
fully
complying?
D
Can
the
first
minister
explain
the
terms
of
the
review
after
the
initial
16
days,
and
can
the
first
minister
outline
how
the
40
million
pounds
mitigation
the
government
is
proposing
for
those
hospitality
businesses
forced
to
shut
down
will
be
distributed?
If
she's
going
to
have
a
consultation,
will
she
speak
to
the
trade
unions
and
will
she
take
into
account
that
every
single
worker,
as
well
as
every
single
business,
should
be
covered
for
all
of
their
losses,
including
including
those
young
workers,
many
of
whom
are
on
minimum
hours
or
zero
hours
contracts.
B
I'll
touch
on
the
financial
part
of
richard
leonard's
questions.
I
think
my
answer
to
ruth
davidson
answers
the
question.
This
is
taking
a
day
or
two
to
talk
to
the
sector,
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
allocate
that
money
we're
doing
it
in
the
way
they
think
is
best
is
going
to
best
help
the
businesses
affected,
and
I
think
that
is
an
important
thing
to
do.
B
This
point
again
for
any
steps
that
we
have
to
take
in
future
and
because
our
budget
is
finite
and
it
is
not
possible
for
us
to
continue
to
take
these
compensatory
steps
beyond
where
we
are
right.
Now,
of
course,
we'll
talk
to
the
trade
unions.
We
will
talk
to
the
trade
unions
and
in
everything
we
do.
But
of
course,
we
want
to
make
sure
this
money
gets
to
businesses
as
quickly
and
as
effectively
as
as
possible.
B
The
evidence
paper
that
has
been
prepared
and
published
from
the
chief
medical
officer,
the
chief
nursing
officer
and
the
national
clinical
director
looks
at
the
the
evidence
that
we
are
putting
forward
for
the
focus
of
these
restrictions,
and
this
is
not
hospitality's
fault.
Nobody
is
pointing
the
finger
of
blame.
It
is
not
two
things
I
think
it's
important
to
point
out.
One
is
we
cannot
in
any
case
of
the
virus,
it
takes
genomic
sequencing
to
do
this,
but
test
and
protect
when
they
interview
people
to
see
where
they've
been
when
they
test
positive.
B
That
does
not
necessarily
mean
that
if
they
say
they've
been
in
a
pub
or
a
restaurant,
they
got
it
there,
but
it
does
show
that
it
is
an
exposure
and
also
somewhere
that
they
could
have
got
it
or
that
they
could
have
transmitted
it
when
they
were
positive
and
and
because
of
some
of
the
characteristics
of
hospitality,
sometimes
poor
ventilation
places
where
people,
particularly
with
alcohol,
are
mixing
more
and
not
maintaining
physical
distancing,
even
where
premises
are
making
a
significant
effort
to
comply
with
all
of
the
regulations.
As
the
vast
majority
are.
B
These
are
higher
risk
settings
in
terms
of
the
virus
transmitting.
If
we
want
to
make
a
big
impact
on
arresting
this
rise
in
cases,
there
are
two
things
that
my
advisors
say:
we
have
to
do
limit
interaction
between
households
in
domestic
settings.
That's
what
we've
done
and
limit
interaction
between
different
households
and
between
people
generally
in
other
settings
where
they
are
more
likely
to
come
together,
and
that
obviously
includes
hospitality.
B
None
of
this
is
easy.
None
of
this
is
straightforward.
There
are
no
straightforward,
easy
solutions
to
any
of
this,
but
we
must
arrest
this
increase
in
order
to
have
and
retain
as
much
normality
for
individuals
and
businesses
as
we
we
go
forward
deeper
into
the
winter
and
lastly,
on
the
review
is
our
firm
intention.
These
measures
will
be
lifted
at
the
end
of
two
weeks.
That
is
not
I'm
not
saying
I'll.
B
First
come
back
to
parliament
and
say
that
they
will
be
lifted
at
the
end
of
the
two-week
period,
but
obviously
it
stands
to
reason
that
we
will
monitor
the
the
virus
between
now
and
then
and
if
there
are
any
changes
to
any
of
that,
we
will
report
to
parliament.
But
our
intention
is
these:
are
time
limited
measures.
E
E
The
the
situation,
though,
does
reinforce
the
the
need
for
continued
support
for
people's
incomes
for
workers
incomes,
not
just
business
owners.
The
job
support
scheme
is
clearly
not
a
sufficiently
flexible
replacement
for
furlough,
given
the
need
for
local
and
national
measures
to
meet
scotland's
particular
circumstances.
So
I
I
would
endorse
the
call
on
the
first
minister
to
ensure
that
the
40
million
pounds
that
she's
just
announced
is
not
only
available
for
business
owners
but
does
support
the
incomes
of
the
employees
in
hospitality,
businesses
whose
incomes
will
be
affected.
E
I
I
want
to
note
as
well
the
the
success
that
people
around
the
world
have
seen
from
the
country
of
new
zealand
by
showing
strong
leadership
leadership,
which
I
think
we
should
follow.
They
have
achieved
for
the
second
time
elimination
of
community
circulation
of
this
virus,
they're
now
able
to
lift
restrictions
because
they
were
imposed
quickly
and
clearly
enough
to
drive
down
infections.
E
This
is
a
lesson
that
we
and
other
countries
should
take
seriously.
I
welcome
also
the
review
of
testing
the
first
ministers
announced
this,
as
the
first
minister
knows,
has
been
an
issue
that
greens
have
persistently
raised
with
the
scottish
government
and
we're
all
aware
of
the
shortcomings
of
the
uk
testing
systems.
E
B
Can
I
thank
patrick
harvey.
Let
me
address
each
of
these
points.
Firstly,
on
support
for
workers,
as
opposed
to
just
support
for
businesses.
I
absolutely
agree.
I
specifically
said
in
my
statement
that
one
of
the
things
we
want
to
talk
to
businesses
about
ensuring
that
our
financial
package
can
help
with
is
the
contribution
that
businesses
now
have
to
make
to
the
job
retention
scheme,
which
is
greater
than
it
was
in
weeks
gone
by.
B
B
On
the
point
about
new
zealand,
I
on
one
level
very
much
agree.
I
I
think
there's
a
lot
to
admire
about
new
zealand
generally
and
about
their
current
leadership.
I
probably
shouldn't
go
too
much
further
on
that,
since
they're,
currently
having
an
election
at
the
moment
and
but
new
zealand
has
has
not
been
without
its
trade-offs,
every
country
is
making
trade-offs
and
right
now.
Yes,
new
zealand
has
a
different
approach
domestically,
but
its
borders
are
completely
closed.
You
cannot
come
in
and
out
of
new
zealand
without,
at
the
very
least,
very
very
strict
quarantine.
B
We
are
not
geographically
new
zealand,
obviously,
and
there
are
different
issues
at
play
in
terms
of
scotland's
integration,
not
just
with
other
parts
of
the
uk,
but
with
europe
more
generally,
so
no
con,
no
two
countries
are
identical.
We
look
to
learn
from
all
countries
where
we
can,
but
we
have
to
adapt
to
our
own
circumstances
and
that's
what
we
are
seeking
to
do
and,
lastly,
on
testing
we
are
on
nhs
capacity.
We
are
in
the
process
of
creating
a
number
of
regional
hubs
that
will
significantly
increase
nhs
capacity.
B
We
are
already
looking
at
further
groups
within
the
nhs,
but
within
the
wider
population.
We
will
look
at
that
as
well,
but
it's
important
that
that
is
clinically
advised,
because
my
clinical
advisors
would
say
that
does
not
always
make
sense
to
do
in
every
part
of
the
population.
But
once
we've
carried
out
the
review
I
refer
to,
we
will
update
parliament
further
on
the
the
next
steps
that
we're
going
to
take.
F
Why
have
we
had
rumors
and
hints
of
greater
restrictions
for
weeks,
but
no
upfront,
evidence
or
debate,
then
this
new
set
of
complex
measures
to
be
rushed
through
in
a
matter
of
days
with
little
evidence
of
the
likely
impact?
Why
has
this?
What
has
happened
to
the
root
map
and
what
now
for
the
elimination
strategy?
F
F
B
Not
only
will,
I
agree
to,
I
announced
it
in
my
statement
that
we
will
bring
a
new
strategic
framework
to
the
parliament
the
week
after
the
october
recess
for
debate
and
vote.
All
four
uk
nations
are
working
on
similar
approaches
right
now
and
what
we
hope
to
do
is
align
in
terms
of
that
strategic
framework,
although
it
will
then
be
down
to
each
of
us
to
decide
which
levels
of
it
are
implemented
in
each
nation
or
in
different
parts
of
each
nation.
B
So
that
will
come
to
parliament
in
the
week
after
the
october
recess,
and
I
understand
that
people
are
frustrated
and
depressed.
I
share
the
frustration
and
the
depression
about
all
of
the
situation.
Although
I
understand
it
is
much
harder
for
many
people
across
the
country
than
it
is
for
for
me,
but
we
are,
as
I
keep
saying
and
as
a
statement
of
the
obvious
in
a
global
pandemic
on
the
specific
points
willy
rene
raise,
which
are,
of
course
legitimate.
B
I
I
constantly
have
a
debate
in
my
own
mind
about
the
the
balance
to
strike
between
being
open
and
discursive
with
people
before
we
reach
decisions
to
give
an
insight
into
the
challenges
we're
grappling
with
the
factors
we're
taking
into
account.
That's
what
we've
done
over
the
past
couple
of
weeks.
That
can
then
lead
to
speculation
running
away
from
us
and
again
you
know
that
is
understandable.
B
The
alternative
to
that
is
just
to
keep
it
all
to
ourselves
and
then
come
today
and
announce
things
without
any
open
discussion
of
of
the
challenges.
So
we
will
continue
to
try
to
get
that
balance
right.
Increasingly,
measures
are
complex,
but
again
there
are
difficult
balances
there.
You
can
be
simple
and
hard
or
you
can
be
a
bit
more
targeted
but
recognize
that
the
price
of
that
is
a
bit
more
complex,
complex.
We
had
to
do
in
our
judgment.
What
we've
done
for
the
central
belt
today.
B
The
simple
thing
to
do
would
have
been
to
apply
that
across
the
country,
but
that
would
have
been
much
too
hard
for
the
non-central
belt
parts
of
the
country.
So
that's
where
some
of
the
complexity!
It
comes
from
I've
tried
to
er,
articulate
the
elimination
strategy
to
willie
rennie
before
I'll.
Have
a
brief
go
again.
B
It
is
always
our
strategy
to
eliminate
in
terms
of
getting
the
virus
to
the
lowest
possible
level,
the
challenges
of
doing
that
ebb
and
flow,
depending
on
the
range
of
restrictions
you
have
in
place
and
are
prepared
to
live
with,
and,
of
course,
we
now
have
the
winter
effect,
but
it
is
still
our
objective.
In
fact,
we
are
now
signed
up
across
the
four
nations
of
the
uk
to
a
strategy
that
is
about
suppressing
the
virus
to
the
lowest
possible
level.
That's
why
we're
putting
additional
restrictions
in
place.
B
If
we
were
happy
to
let
the
virus
just
spread
with
its
own
free
will,
we
wouldn't
be
doing
that
it's
because
we
want
to
suppress
and,
of
course,
because
we
suppress
so
far
over
the
summer.
Although
we
are
in
a
difficult
situation
right
now,
we're
not
in
an
out
of
control
situation
which
we
would
be
already
had,
we
not
suppressed
so
far
in
the
summer
and,
lastly,
on
asymptomatic,
we
do
test
asymptomatic
groups.
We
test
workers
in
care
homes
every
week,
whether
they're
symptomatic
or
not.
B
We
test
groups
of
nhs
staff
already,
whether
they're
asymptomatic
or
not.
We
do
surveillance
testing
as
well
what
we
are
going
to
do
now,
which
we
had
always
intended
to
do,
because
we
regularly
review
our
testing
strategy
is
driven
by
clinical
advice.
Look
at
where
we
can
go
next
to
extend
testing
into
asymptomatic
groups
of
the
population
and,
as
I
said,
patrick
harvey,
we
will
update
on
that
once
we've
had
the
opportunity
to
do
the
review.
A
G
Hey
thank
you
presiding
officer.
First,
minister.
The
evidence
paper
published
by
the
chief
medical
officer
today
makes
a
compelling
case
for
action,
and
today's
case
numbers
show,
sadly,
that
there
is
indeed
a
need
to
act
urgently.
Is
the
first
minister
therefore
content
that
the
package
of
measures
she
has
announced
today
go
far
enough
with
a
view
to
seeking
to
bring
the
virus
under
control,
and
I
would
just
mention
in
this
regard,
but
we
have
context
that,
for
example,
it
was
announced
this
afternoon
that
in
brussels
all
pubs
and
all
cafes
are
to
close
completely
not.
B
Think
in
dublin
also
closed
outdoors,
so
we
are
not
out
of
state.
Many
countries
are
having
to
take
these
really
difficult
decisions,
and
I
think
it
is
better
to
be
firm
in
taking
them
and
to
take
them
early
to
try
to
arrest
the
the
spread
of
the
virus
than
to
wait
longer
and
find
that
it
is
much
more
difficult
to
do
in
terms
of
annabelle's
question
and
bill
young's
question
about.
Am
I
confident
that
this
will
get
the
virus
under
control?
B
What
we
are
seeking
to
do
with
the
the
very
restrictive
measures
that
are
in
place,
both
in
terms
of
household
interaction
and
now
hospitality
is
reduce
the
risk
of
transmission
in
the
highest
risk
settings,
and
that
is
very
much
about
arresting
the
growth
in
cases
and
starting
to
bring
them
back
under
control.
But
I
would
say
this
for
that
to
succeed
and
for
us
to
bring
the
virus
back
under
control
and
keep
it
there.
B
That
will
take
the
ongoing
efforts
of
all
of
us,
not
just
these
particular
restrictions,
but
all
of
us
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
work
from
home
if
possible,
that
we
make
sure
we
comply
with
all
of
the
aspects
of
test
and
protect
self-isolation
in
particular,
and
we
follow
all
of
the
other
strands
of
the
facts
campaign
and
it
will
be
seeking
to
strengthen
compliance.
That
is
one
of
our
other
objectives
over
this
next
two
week
period.
H
B
What
the
public
health
experts
who
advise
the
government
tell
us
is:
yes,
there
is
evidence
they
think
of
those
measures
being
effective.
There
is
evidence
that
what
those
measures
that
have
been
in
place
longer
in
these
west
of
scotland
areas
have
done
is
blunt.
The
increase
in
cases
the
data
is
what
they
will
also
say,
is
complicated,
particularly
in
greater
glasgow
and
clyde
because
of
the
large
student
outbreak
that
we've
seen
in
recent
weeks.
So
they
do
believe
that
there
is
that
effect
there.
B
It
is
just
not
easy
to
see
in
the
overall
data
because
of
the
different
factors
that
are
in
play
there.
I
understand
I'll
be
corrected
if
this
hasn't
yet
been
set
up
or
or
confirmed
that
the
chief
medical
officer
and
the
national
clinical
director
will
offer
some
briefing
to
party
leaders
or
the
representatives
later
on,
and
I
know
they
would
be
very
happy
to
go
into
some
of
the
more
the
detail
about
the
data.
If
that
is
of
interest
to
members.
I
B
We've
looked
at
some
of
the
actions
that
have
been
taken
in
some
european
countries
of
over
recent
times
to
try
to
limit
the
spread.
I
think,
if
I'm
being
frank
again
without
you
know
criticizing
any
other
government
in
any
other
country,
because
my
goodness
we're
all
struggling
with
this
one
of
the
lessons
I
would
draw
just
now
looking
at
france
and
spain
is
perhaps
there
wasn't
action
quickly
enough
to
try
to
do
some
of
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
here
to
to
bring
at
the
spread
they're
more
under
control.
J
To
be
followed
by
david
turns
contact
tracing
is
critical
to
preventing
the
spread
of
covert
19..
Two
cases
reported
to
me
this
week.
One
tested
positive
for
covert
19..
Five
days
later,
he
had
not
been
contacted.
The
other
was
in
direct
contact
with
someone
who
tested
positive
in
a
car
for
at
least
an
hour.
A
week
later
he
had
not
been
contacted
to
self-isolate.
J
The
latest
data
tells
us
that
the
third
of
people
are
not
being
contact
traced
within
48
hours
and,
of
course,
my
constituents
waited
longer.
If
people
don't
know
they
don't
self-isolate
and
so
the
virus
spreads.
Can
I
ask
the
first
minister
in
the
case
of
one
health
board,
they
recruited
contact
tracers
on
the
basis
of
seven
cases
a
day
on
monday
they
dealt
with
a
hundred
and
thirty
positive
cases.
J
B
No,
it's
not
the
case.
We
have
resources
in
place
across
health
boards.
We
also
have
the
national
contact
tracing
centre,
the
assist
health
boards,
and
we
will
continue
to
expand
that
resource
as
and
when
we
need
it.
I've
already
set
out
many
times
at
what
we
did
in
terms
of
creating
the
pool
within
health
boards
and
then
replacing
that
with
permanent
recruits
along
the
way.
B
But
that
pool
is
there
in
health
boards
and
the
can,
I
say
to
jackie
bailey,
if
any
member
or
actually
say
to
all
members,
if
any
member
has
been
contacted
by
constituents
who
say
that
they
believe
they
should
have
been
contacted
by
test
and
protect
and
haven't
been,
don't
wait
to
tell
us
that
get
in
touch,
though
we
could
follow
that
up
straight
away.
Well,
good
I'll,
make
sure
it's
followed
up.
B
We
have
got
expert
test
and
protect
teams
across
the
country
and
actually
what
we
are
finding
is
that
and
people
can
go
because
it's
publicly
available
information
and
compare
it
contrast
it
across
different
parts
of
the
uk,
our
test
and
protecting
from
a
minute.
A
positive
case
goes
into
the
case
management
system.
We
are
seeing
more
than
90
of
index
cases
and
contacts
successfully
traced
and
followed
up,
and
that
is
very
positive.
Of
course,
there
will
be
difficulties
in
some
cases
and
some
times
there
will
be
errors
made.
K
K
So
can
I
ask
the
first
minister
what
support
the
scottish
government
is
providing
at
this
challenging
time
to
ensure
people
don't
fall
into
financial
hardship,
and
will
scottish
government
continue
to
press
the
uk
government
for
clarity
around
the
consequential
funding
for
a
support
scheme
that
was
recently
announced?
First,
minister,.
B
L
Thank
you.
The
first
minister
confirmed
that
these
additional
restrictions
will
be
in
place
until
the
25th
of
october,
but
what
happens
after
that
date
will
be
of
equal
importance
and
interest.
Will
the
whole
of
scotland
return
to
the
current
levels
of
restrictions
or
will
higher
level
restrictions
be
maintained
in
some
or
all
of
the
country?
B
Jimmy
has
actually
done
me
a
service
there,
because
I
I
think
I
didn't
mention
and
should
have
mentioned,
that
on
the
25th
of
october.
When
these
additional
restrictions
cease,
we
will
go
back
as
things
stand
just
now
to
the
current
level
of
restrictions,
so
the
household
restrictions
will
remain
in
place.
It's
the
hospitality
restrictions
that
will
end
on
the
25th
of
october.
I
I'm
not
going
to
stand
here
and
say
with
certainty
and
give
100
guarantee
that
nothing
in
a
global
pandemic
will
change
over
these
14
days.
M
Thank
you,
training
officer.
Can
the
first
minister
have
comment
on
any
plans
to
support
hospitals
like
the
unbelievable
hospital
and
my
constituency
to
deal
with
the
normal
increase
in
patient
admissions
over
the
winter
months,
whilst
also
having
to
support
any
patients
admitted
with
the
covered
related
symptoms?
First,
minister,.
B
And
all
hospitals
are
being
supported
to
ensure
that
they
have
capacity
to
deal
with
any
covert
related
admissions,
and
you
know
the
figure
I
gave
today
for
hospital
admissions
for
covert
should
make
all
of
us
sit
up
and
take
notice
more
than
300
people
again
in
hospital
for
covert.
But
we
are
also
supporting
hospitals
to
make
sure
that
they
can
re-mobilize
and
care
for
people
with
non-covered
needs.
N
You
very
much
earlier
this
week
I
spoke
with
senior
management
of
green
king
who
owned
belhaven
brewery
and
pubs
and
are
based
in
east
lothian.
They
reported
only
a
handful
of
test
and
protect
contacts
raised
with
their
many
premises.
The
first
minister's
evidence
for
today's
measure
says
one
in
five.
Contacts
had
been
to
a
hospitality
setting.
Can
she
say
how
many
that
actually
was.
B
I
I
can't
do
that
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
will
be
able
to
give
you
that
figure,
but
the
some
of
this
material
is
in
the
evidence
paper
we've
published
today
and
you'll
be
able
to
see
the
relative.
It's
really
important
to
stress
here,
though,
and
this
is
part
of
the
difficulty
and
I'm
trying
to
be
genuinely
helpful
here.
This
is
part
of
the
difficulty
when
test
and
protect
interview,
somebody
they
will,
as
we
can
imagine
from
our
own
lives,
they
will
say
you
know
yesterday.
B
I
was
here
the
day
before
I
was
there
this
morning.
I've
been
here
so
there
will
be
a
multiple
of
different
possible
exposures,
and
it's
not
the
case
that,
because
somebody
has
been
in
a
pub,
we
assume
they
necessarily
got
it
in
a
pub.
It
is
both
a
possible
exposure,
but
it
also
shows
given
the
at
the
percentages
involved,
who
mention
being
in
hospitality
settings
that
that
is
a
place
where
people,
if
they
have
it
without
knowing
it,
are
at
risk
of
transmitting
it.
B
O
Thank
you.
This
week
I
met
the
scottish
hospitality
group
who
employed
thousands
of
like
my
constituency
and
built
beyond
the
businessman,
argued
that
well-run
hospitality
was
safer
than
household
socializing.
So
can
I
ask
first
minister,
if
the
clinical
research
published
supports
that,
and
they
also
said
that
the
restrictions
would
mean
permanent
closure
and
redundancy,
so
I
welcome
the
40
million
pound
package
of
support,
given
the
disproportion
effect
of
the
restrictions
on
hospitality
compared
to
other
businesses
such
as
supermarkets
who
profit
from
the
closure
of
hospitality
venues.
O
B
That
engagement
will
take
place
very
quickly
with
the
key
stakeholders
in
hospitality.
We're
not
talking
here
about
a
complicated,
lengthy
consultation,
just
making
sure
that
how
this
money
is
allocated
has
been
done
in
a
way
that
the
sector
thinks
is
appropriate
and
will
deliver
the
best
help,
and
the
question
about
is
hospitality:
safer
than
households,
regulated
environments
we
have
always
accepted.
B
So
all
of
that
means
that
not
through
their
fault,
but
just
because
of
the
nature
of
the
environment,
hospitality
is
a
place
where,
if
people
have
the
virus,
they
are
more
likely
to
transmit
it
than
they
would
walking
around
a
supermarket.
That
said,
I
think
there
is
a
need
for
supermarkets,
and
I
indicated
this
in
my
statement
to
go
back
to
some
of
the
the
more
stringent
mitigations
they
had
in
place
earlier
on
in
the
pandemic,
which
is
why
we're
asking
them
to
return
to
two
meter.
Physical
distancing.
P
B
Not
going
to
give
the
date
yet
because
we
haven't
had
the
discussion
with
the
sector
that
I
have
already
talked
about,
but
we
want
this
money
to
go
to
businesses
as
quickly
as
is
feasible
for
it
to
do
it's
in
nobody's
interest.
For
that
to
be
any
other
way
and
in
terms
of
the
how
it's
calculated,
we
have
obviously
made
some
assessments
of
the
numbers
of
hospitality
businesses,
the
kind
of
restrictions,
the
remainder
of
furlough,
and
try
to
make
an
assessment
of
that
I'll.
B
Be
brutally
honest,
though
it
is
also
to
some
extent
limited
by
the
availability
of
funding
in
the
scottish
government,
which
is
why
I
hope
that
the
member
and
these
colleagues
will
join
with
us
and
making
the
case
to
the
uk
government
for
the
need
for
greater
consequentials
to
allow
us
to
do
more.
But
we
do
believe
this
will
significantly
help
hospitality
businesses,
given
that
this
is
a
temporary
measure.
A
Q
Lyle
to
be
followed
by
colin
smith.
Thank
you
presiding
officer.
The
first
minister
has
always
been
clear.
The
government
would
seek
a
balance
between
protecting
health
and
the
wider
cost
of
lockdown
to
the
economy
and
people's
lives.
We're
facing
the
most
difficult
decision
point.
Yet
if
we
want
to
settle
and
suppress
this
virus
ahead
of
winter,
can
the
first
minister
outline
the
rationale
and
the
scientific
basis
driving
the
scottish
government's
decision
set
out
in
her
statement
today.
B
The
rationale
and
the
basis
for
it
is
set
out
in
the
evidence
paper.
I've
spoken
about.
I've
also
tried
to
summarize
that
in
the
remarks
I've
I've
made
today
one
of
the
difficult
things
and
something
I've
had
to
learn
over
these
past
few
months,
because
I'm
not
a
scientist,
I'm
not
a
public
health
expert-
is
that
in
any
of
these
decisions,
science
only
takes
you
so
far,
because
you
know,
I
think
we
all,
as
decision
makers
strive
for
the
situation
where
science
will
make
the
decisions
for
us
it
can't.
B
The
good
news
is,
if
we
do
all
of
these
things,
because
we
we
know
this
from
the
summer,
we
can
suppress
the
virus,
and
that
is
the
challenge
for
us,
albeit
in
more
difficult
circumstances,
because
we're
not
in
strict
lockdown
the
weather
and
the
winter
challenges
will
be
different,
but
we
have
other
things
to
bring
to
bear
like
test
and
protect.
So
if
we
all
do
what
we
have
been
asked
to
do
and
test
and
protect
it
does
at
the
rest
for
us,
then
we
can
bring
this
virus
back
under
control.
R
Thank
you
for
saying
officer.
The
first
minister
said
she's
providing
additional
funding
to
support
businesses
affected
by
today's
measures,
not
least
hospitality
and
tourism
which
face
decimation.
But
does
the
first
minister
understand
that,
even
before
today,
where
many
businesses
already
up
because
of
existing
restrictions,
preventing
them
opening
such
as
outdoor
residential
education,
soft
place,
centers
and
many
more?
So
what
support
will
they
get
as
a
result
of
the
announcements
today
and
how
far
will
the
40
million
pound
goal
will
it,
for
example,
include
gym
instructors
who
will
no
longer
be
able
to
provide
classes?
B
I
I
don't
underestimate
the
impact
of
any
of
these
restrictions.
Can
I
remind
people
in
saying
this?
I'm
not
trying
to
minimize
the
impact,
but
it
is
important
to
remind
people
that
you
know
for
gyms,
for
example,
we're
talking
about
a
two
week
period,
but
this
fund
is
there
to
mitigate
as
far
as
it
can
losses
that
are
resulting
from
the
measures
that
we
have
announced
today.
So,
of
course,
that
will
include
any
business
that
is
affected
by
the
measures
that
we
have
announced
today.
B
I'm
acutely
aware
of
the
the
impact
across
other
sectors
that
are
not
affected
by
what
we've
announced
today,
but
continue
to
be
affected
by
previous
decisions.
We
are
trying
to
make
the
available
funding.
We
have
go
as
far
as
possible,
but
it
is
finite
and
I
keep
making
that
point,
because
it
is
a
statement
of
fact-
and
I
hope
members
across
the
chamber,
regardless
of
politics,
regardless
of
affiliations,
will
get
behind
us
as
we
make
the
case
to
the
uk
government
that
significant
additional
financial
support
is
needed
for
many
sectors
across
the
economy.
S
Without
saying
so,
the
first
minister
believes
that
is
the
consumption
of
alcohol
indoors
in
hospitality
settings,
which
is
a
major
cause
of
the
virus
spread.
Could
she
publish
the
evidence
that
has
led
her
to
that
conclusion,
but
also
why
do
cafes,
pubs
and
restaurants
have
to
close
completely
for
16
days?
If,
for
instance,
they
voluntarily
accepted
a
ban
on
alcohol
and
concentrated
on
food
and
soft
drinks
instead,
while
cafes
that
don't
have
a
license
and
sell
food
and
soft
drinks
ordinarily
can
remain
open,
it
doesn't
seem
to
me
to
be
logical
or
make
sense.
S
B
They
will
have
that
option
outside
of
the
central
belt.
We
have
to
take
tougher
measures
in
the
central
belt,
because
this
is
also
about
limiting
the
volume
of
people
coming
together,
and
that
is
why
we
are
are
going
further
in
the
central
belt
than
we
are
elsewhere,
and
I'm
not
trying
to
make
trust
me.
I'm
not
trying
to
make
judgmental
statements
about
alcohol
here,
but
some
of
this
people
say-
and
I
totally
understand
that-
I'm
not
I
demand
it
all
the
time
of
of
the
government's
clinical
advisors
say
give
us
the
evidence
of
this.
B
You
get
to
a
point
where
some
of
this
is
just
common
sense.
You
we
all
know
that,
in
certain
circumstances,
complying
with
certain
restrictions
is
more
difficult
and
well
mike
rumble's.
The
same
there
has
to
be.
There
is
a
lot
of
evidence.
We're
publishing
a
lot
of
it.
Today
we
publish
evidence.
Scientists
across
the
world
are
publishing
evidence
on
this.
All
of
the
time,
I'm
not
saying
evidence
isn't
important.
It's
crucially
important,
I'm
making
the
obvious
point
that
there
are
some
matters
on
which
we
also
have
to
apply
our
common
sense.
B
You
know
at
the
heart
of
this
is
an
infectious
virus
and
we
know
how
it
transmits
and
therefore,
actually
we
know
how
to
try
to
stop
it
transmitting
and
we
know
the
circumstances
in
which
it
is
more
difficult
than
in
others.
To
do
that,
so
evidence
is
important.
We
are
publishing
as
much
of
that
as
we
can,
but
ultimately,
sometimes
we
all
have
to
apply
a
bit
of
the
good
old-fashioned
common
sense
as
well,
and
that
is
what
we
are
trying
to
get
the
balance
around
as
right
as
possible.
T
B
Yes,
I
would
it's
a
very
sensible
way
of
of
looking
at
it,
and
the
good
news
is
that
is
the
discussion
that
is
currently
underway.
It's
still
a
reasonably
early
stage,
but
it's
quite
positive.
Just
now
on
a
four
nations
basis,
a
a
sort
of
aligned
strategic
framework
where
financial
support
is
triggered,
depending
on
which
level
of
that
you
are
at,
although
it
would
be
for
the
government's
nature,
the
four
nations
to
decide
what
levels
all
or
part
of
each
other
countries
was
at
at
any
particular
time.
B
If
we
had
a
level
levels
and
I'm
not
preempting
the
one
we
will
put
to
parliament,
because
there's
discussion
still
to
be
had
on
that.
But
if
you
look
at
ireland's
just
now,
they've
got,
I
think,
a
five
level
system
we
would
be
as
they
are
just
now,
probably
around
level.
Three
of
that.
So
that's
the
kind
of
approach
we're
working
on
across
the
four
nations-
and
I
hope
we,
as
I
said
earlier
on
parliament-
will
be
able
to
debate
that
early
after
the
recess.
U
In
your
statement,
first
minister,
you
say
that
people
in
the
five
central
health
central
belt
health
boards
did
not
travel
outside
the
health
board
area.
However,
many
people
across
the
country
will
not
be
aware
of
what
constitutes
the
health
board
that
they
are
living
in.
So
what
advice
will
the
scottish
government
be
giving
people
on
the
territorial
extent
of
the
health
board
that
they
are
living
in
and
where
they
can
and
cannot
travel
to,
and
can
the
first
minister
also
set
out
how
preventing
travel
between
health
boards
will
be
enforced?.
A
B
So,
very
specifically,
I
did
not
say
they
cannot
travel,
we
are
not
putting
in
place
and
we
thought
carefully
about
this
at
this
stage.
Mandatory
travel
restrictions,
because
I
think
I
had
a
discussion
with
the
party
leaders
the
other
night,
and
I
think
there
was
a
view
expressed
there
that,
if
possible,
we
shouldn't
have
mandatory
travel
restrictions
and
we've
tried
to
accommodate
that.
So
we're
not
saying
to
people
in
these
health
board
areas,
you
cannot
travel,
I'm
not
saying
to
people
in
these
health
board
areas.
B
If
you've
got
a
you
know
an
october
holiday
break
planned,
you
cannot
go.
What
we
are
saying
to
people
in
these
health
board
areas
is
think
carefully
about
whether
your
travel
is
essential
and
if
you
don't
need
to
travel
outside
your
local
health
board
area,
don't
do
and
for
people
in
other
parts
of
the
country.
If
you
don't
need
to
don't
travel
into
these
areas,
there's
always
challenges
with
saying
to
people.
B
You
know
stay
in
your
local
authority
area
or
stay
in
your
health
board
area,
because
none
of
us,
you
know
sort
of
having
our
heads
the
exact
geographical
boundaries.
What
we
will
do
is
put
on
the
scottish
government
website
advice
with
postcodes
and
and
maps
of
these
areas,
so
that
people
can
look
at
that.
V
Hey
thank
you.
My
experience
has
been
attending
churches
around
the
country
that
they
have
been
very
strict
about
adhering
to
the
guidelines.
I
think
that's
true
of
other
faith
groups
as
well,
and
I'm
grateful
that
there's
to
be
no
further
restrictions
on
faith
groups
at
the
moment.
Can
the
first
minister
offer
any
encouragement
to
the
faith
groups
about
their
continuing
adhering
to
the
guidelines
and
moving
forward.
First,
minister,.
B
I
am
very
pleased
that
we
have
not
had
to
impose
any
further
restrictions
or
reimpose
restrictions
on
worship
and
faith.
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
try
not
to
do
that.
I'm
going
to
be
candid,
though,
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
had
to
consider
for
the
central
belt
over
the
last
few
days,
and
I've
decided
not
to
do
that.
So
my
appeal
to
faith
groups
is
to
do
as
I
know
they
are
doing.
W
Thank
you.
I
don't
know
who
was
responsible
for
the
kite
flying
and
briefing
over
the
last
few
weeks,
but
they
should
be
ashamed
of
themselves,
whoever
they
are
given.
The
impact
on
those
who
are
already
fearful
for
their
futures,
and
I
trust
the
first
member
first
minister,
will
sort
these
people
out.
Many
people
will
immediately
be
without
work
and
because
of
the
nature
of
their
contracts,
we'll
be
left
with
little
or
no
income
right
now.
W
What
scottish
government
support
is
in
place
directly
to
help
those
workers
know
many
of
whom,
on
the
minimum
wage
and
with
little
or
no
job,
security,
have
been
seeking
to
implement
ever-changing
rules
and
the
reward
has
been
a
blanket
ban,
and
can
I
ask
what
will
success
look
like
given
that
in
glasgow?
For
example,
this
closed
down
coincides
with
schools
being
on
holiday
and
surely
will
therefore
be
difficult
to
see
accurately
what
has
caused
change
if
there
is
any
first.
B
Of
all
to
joanne
lamont
that
the
people
she
is
inviting
me
to
sort
out-
and
I
guess
from
the
people
she's
referring
to
are
advisers
to
me
and
the
government
that
right
now
are
working
round
the
clock
to
try
to
help
this
country
through
a
pandemic.
I
will
certainly
not
sort
them
out.
I
will
continue
to
be
deeply
grateful
for
every
single
thing
they
are
doing
right
now.
That's
a
disgraceful
thing.
Frankly,
to
ask
of
me
on
the
issue
of
discussing
openly
the
things
that
we
are
contemplating.
A
X
B
I
thank
john
scott
for
that
question
just
before
joanne
lambert.
When
I
sat
down
from
a
sedentary
position,
it
reminded
me
that
I
hadn't
addressed
part
of
her
question.
She
said
what
are
we
going
to
do
for
workers?
I've
addressed
that
question
in
terms
of
the
financial
support
we're
making
available
to
previous
members,
but
can
I
remind
her
that
the
people
she
has
just
invited
me
to
sort
out
are
also
workers,
and
perhaps
that
would
be
good
to
bear
in
mind.
John
scott
raises
a
very
important
question.
B
We
we
hope
that
the
current
state
of
the
virus
doesn't
have
an
impact
on
the
advances
we
are
seeking
to
make
in
terms
of
visiting
to
patients
and
hospitals
and
crucially
to
residents
in
care
homes.
In
fact,
just
as
it
is
about
keeping
schools
open,
keeping
as
many
businesses
open
as
possible.
Part
of
the
the
reason
for
taking
these
restrictions
to
stem
the
spread
of
the
virus
is
to
protect
the
ability
to
keep
moving
forward
in
getting
much
more
normality
into
the
ability
of
people
to
visit
their
relatives
and
care
homes.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
and
that
concludes
the
first
minister's
statement.
Can
you
encourage
members
as
they're
leaving
to
be
careful
to
observe
social
distancing
when
leaving
the
chamber,
and
perhaps
particularly
when
going
down
the
steps
into
the
garden
lobby?
It
could
also
encourage
members
to
wipe
down
their
seats
if
they're
changing
seats
with
another
colleague
who's
coming
in.
There
are
restricted
numbers
in
the
chamber
at
the
moment.
So
please
wipe
down
your
seat
if
another
member
is
taking
your
place.