in november 2020 in scotland. the second lockdown in scotland came when the alpha variant came along. so i don t accept that our eye was off the ball. i think we were taking difficult decisions, reaching difficult decisions, reaching difficult balances, in the best way that we possibly could. and i think the evidence, overall, is that while our response was far from. far from avoiding all of the horrible, horrendous harm that was done, i would say an assessment of the outcomes, overall, suggests that while our approach was far from perfect, it actually managed to mitigate some harm that perhaps wasn t mitigated in some other places. wasn t mitigated in some other laces. ., ,,., wasn t mitigated in some other laces. ., ~ wasn t mitigated in some other laces. ., ., , places. professor mark woolhouse states that the places. professor mark woolhouse states that the start places. professor mark woolhouse states that the start of places. professor mark woolhouse states that t
scotland at that point. spain had been particularly high. that was the reason for our initial decision. spain had taken, i think, further steps to suppress the virus. it was coming there. i am not sure whether at this point cases were, there was even the indication yet of cases starting to rise in scotland. these were decisions that involved her changing data, the data that was often changing on a daily basis. flan often changing on a daily basis. can we look at page two, please? and in this regard, we look at page two, please? and in this regard, again, doctor smith says this regard, again, doctor smith says that this regard, again, doctor smith says that he asked for review on the robustness says that he asked for review on the robustness of this data for spain. there robustness of this data for spain. there has robustness of this data for spain. there has been a remarkable change in the there has been a remarkable change in the pain there has been a remarkable