Trefnydd, I would like to call for a statement from the Minister for health regarding the treatment of elderly persons during the current pandemic. Yesterday, I was asked to attend a meeting with a small group of assisted living residents to discuss the issues they were facing in recent months, only for them to be told by Coastal Housing that they had to meet outdoors. Some of these residents were vulnerable, with a wide variety of health issues, some needing supplemental oxygen, yet they were being asked to sit outside in temperatures that barely hit double digits. Coastal Housing were being overzealous in interpreting the COVID regulations, and half a dozen or so people sitting meters apart and wearing masks poses no great transmission risk, and yet they were told that such a meeting could not be held indoors. Despite there being prior notice of the meeting, they were only told five minutes before. Residents are also concerned that new residents are not being tested, prior to entry to live there, for COVID-19.

I'd like the Welsh Government to ensure that guidance that goes out to housing associations and local authorities takes account of the risks to both the physical and mental health of vulnerable elderly people. So, such guidance needs to balance the harms of COVID-19 against the harms of measures to tackle the disease. And following conversations with staff—whom I had every sympathy for—regarding assisted living, too much was left open to interpretation, which was then inconsistent in delivery, and much clearer guidelines are needed in order to promote a healthy relationship for staff and residents alike.

My second point is—