– in the Scottish Parliament at on 10 September 2020.
John Mason
Scottish National Party
The First Minister might be aware of Glasgow Rocks, which is Scotland’s leading basketball team and is based in my Constituency. The team is very worried about whether elite players will have to come in through quarantine and when spectators can come back. Can she offer the team any reassurance?
Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish National Party
Obviously, we are happy to engage directly with Glasgow Rocks about specific concerns that it has and the reasons for those. I am fairly sure that sportscotland has already been in contact with Glasgow Rocks and provided it with details of our guidance on the resumption of performance sport. As I say, there is an offer of more specific support via the institute of sport to ensure that all the necessary protocols are in place. If there are more specific issues on which the team wants further guidance, we would be happy to facilitate that. I am sure that we all wish the team every success once the season resumes.
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