1. Statement by the First Minister: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:32 pm on 26 August 2020.

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Photo of John Griffiths John Griffiths Labour 2:32, 26 August 2020

First Minister, Newport Live, the leisure services trust, provides a great deal of benefit in Newport in terms of sport and physical activity. Indeed, they've played a very major role in providing rehabilitation for COVID-19 patients. I'm sure you're aware of this. Thankfully, they now are returning to their classes and activities, and that's playing a very major role in increasing quality of life for local people. But there is a concern about forthcoming guidance and clarification of that, First Minister, in terms of facilities like the Newport velodrome, which has 16 courts and is a big wide open space. They're worried that some of the restrictions, such as limiting gatherings to 30 people, may apply to the whole of that space, rather than it being considered in terms of its constituent parts. I wonder if there's anything you might be able to say today in terms of those concerns and how the velodrome will be practically viewed in terms of the space that it has.