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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 20 December 2024
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COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

Theatres are not exempt.

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

It would have to be a big theatre. A small theatre would be exempt.

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Vaccination Certification

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

I have no relevant interests to declare, convener.

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

What level of vaccination do we need to get to in order for the Government to drop the scheme?

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

You will not say—or you cannot say—what level of vaccination you wish to get to. Will you be in a position at any point to give the public your thinking on the number of cases and on vaccination and hospitalisation rates—the whole suite of measures that you just mentioned—so that we know what we are aiming for?

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

I am not asking you to respond to this, but the problem with that is that the rest of us have nothing to judge you against because you will not say what you are aiming for.

Privacy is an issue that really concerns me. If my daughter goes to a nightclub tomorrow—I would be astonished if that ever happens—and has to show a QR code, her name and date of birth will pop up. Anyone could then find out where she lives and other stuff about her. That is an awful breach of privacy that has the potential to put people at risk.

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

I am not a member of the committee. My point is that information will be given to a complete stranger at a nightclub or a football match. At the moment, a person’s name and date of birth are given; later, it will be just their name. Why should a complete stranger know someone’s name, see their face and be able to look them up?

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

It is a data protection issue. That is the question.

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

Right, so all theatres in Scotland are exempt.

COVID-19 Recovery Committee

Ministerial Statement

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Graham Simpson

Okay. That is useful.