Watch live: COVID Inquiry | Thursday 18 January

WARNING: Evidence given to the hearing may contain language some may find offensive. Today the COVID inquiry continues Module 2A, addressing the strategic and overarching issues from the perspective of Scotland. These will be treated as individually separate modules and public hearings for them will be held in the nations that they concern. Witnesses appearing before the hearing include: ???? Expert, Professor Paul Cairney ???? Chief Executive of Scottish Care, Doctor Donald Macaskill ???? Director of People Policy of COSLA, Nicola Dickie Module 2 opened on 31 August 2022 and is split into parts. First, it will look into core political and administrative governance and decision-making for the UK. It will include the initial response, central government decision making, political and civil service performance as well as the effectiveness of relationships with governments in the devolved administrations and local and voluntary sectors. Module 2 will also assess decision-making about non-pharmaceutical measures and the factors that contributed to their implementation Live updates???? https://trib.al/YLdeafk #COVID #COVIDInquiry #Scotland #Politics #Government #PartyGate #NHS #Live SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales