There has also been a lack of transparency over the scientific case for particular interventions. After the initial, broad lockdown had been lifted specific prohibitions were introduced in later months. Such restrictions were typically justified by Ministers as 186 Q164 187 Oral evidence taken before the Science and Technology Committee on 17 February 2021, HC (2019–21) 136, Q1990 188 GOV.UK, SAGE 69, 19 November 2020 189 Science and Technology Committee, First Report of Session 2019–21, The UK response to covid-19: use of scientific advice, HC 136, paragraphs 59–64. We note that since the publication of the Science and Technology Committee’s Report some information has been published by the JBC. Some of this was outlined in DHSC, ‘The Government’s Response to the Science and Technology Committee report: The UK Response to Covid-19: Use of Scientific Advice’, May 2021, CP 432 190 Q184 Coronavirus: lessons learned to date 49 being scientifically based. But supporting scientific reasoning and evidence was usually lacking. For example, no SAGE paper, or scientific evidence, was published to support the imposition from 24 September 2020 of a 10pm curfew on pubs—a decision that affected the livelihoods of many people in the hospitality sector.191