Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 14 October 2020.
Thank you. I continue to meet regularly with the major retailers; I'm due to meet them again next week. In relation to face coverings and social distancing, the measures are still in all the stores—in different forms, but they are all certainly still there. It is, as you know, mandatory for the public and shop workers to wear face coverings in shops and enclosed public spaces, and the guidance is available on the Welsh Government website. There is obviously a public responsibility as well in relation to social distancing, and we would encourage the public to co-operate as much as possible in relation to that. And even while you're wearing a face covering, it's really important that you maintain the 2m social distancing as much as possible.
In relation to your question around convoluted ways of reporting it, I certainly have not received any complaints around that. I know of local authorities that have brought forward enforcement notices in a variety of supermarkets across Wales. And, again, I've found it to be very straightforward. I've not had any complaints about that. If you want to write to me specifically in relation to the supermarkets you referred to, I'd be very happy to look into it.