9. Welsh Conservatives Debate: COVID-19 Prevention Measures

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:46 pm on 16 September 2020.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 5:46, 16 September 2020

Thank you. I think it's perfectly clear from listening to the debate that nobody's actually grasped the nettle, which is the role of the airlines in spreading disease. Why is it that we have not expected airline travel to be subject to the same restrictions as bus and train travel, not only to wear masks when they're travelling but also to maintain 2m distance? Therefore, I'd like to ask the proposer of the motion what conversations, if any, he has had with the UK Government about imposing the same restrictions on the airlines as we expect of the trains and the buses, as it is a far more dangerous form of travel than travelling on a bus.