Force Majeure

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 10 January 2018.

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Photo of Angela Burns Angela Burns Conservative 2:12, 10 January 2018

Thank you. It's a difficult question, and I use the term 'force majeure' very deliberately, because of course you'll know that that affects the levels of compensation, and it is also a reason why organisations can withdraw services. I've had a number of concerns raised with me by both small businesses and the general public where they feel they've been on the rough end of a deal where they've not been able to either complete something or have not had a recompense, and the businesses have used the excuse of force majeure. This is mainly all to do with the various storms that have swept us over the last three or four months. I just wondered if there's anything the Welsh Government can do to assess or analyse whether or not this clause is being appropriately used and to remind small businesses that they have that liability if they themselves stop performing a service, and it is something where they are not covered, and they must have that business resilience in place.