working whenever possible remains one of the most effective protections we have at our disposal. let me turn to the covid certification scheme which cabinet also discussed this morning and set out the decisions we ve reached and the rationale. for context it is worth bearing in mind that covid certification is far from worth bearing in mind that covid certification is farfrom unique worth bearing in mind that covid certification is far from unique to scotland and similar schemes are in place in many other parts of the world. in recent weeks certification schemes have been announced and reintroduced or extended in denmark, norway, sweden, northern ireland and elsewhere, many cover a wider range of premises in scotland but we must reach a decision is based on our own circumstances and so i can confirm the judgments we arrived at this morning are as follows, for at least a further three weeks we will retain vaccine certification for the venues and events currently covered by the scheme. t