Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 7:04 pm on 16 December 2020.
Thank you, Presiding Officer. It's a pleasure to move the first of the short debates this evening. I can see the Chamber full of bodies who want to listen to this really important debate, and it is an important debate, in fairness, because it relies on the letter that was sent by various governing bodies and people interested in the return of fans to sports, ranging from the Football Association of Wales, the Welsh Rugby Union, Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Swansea City Association Football Club, Newport Dragons Rugby, Cardiff Blues, Scarlets, Ospreys, Ffos Las and Chepstow Racecourse, Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse, Wrexham Association Football Club and Cardiff Devils, to name but a few. I do think it's important that I enter this into the Record of the Assembly. I appreciate that the events around COVID restrictions have changed today from when my debate was first to be taken last week. But I think the questions posed in this letter are important and deserve answers from the Minister, because the letter is directed at the First Minister. But I'm sure, hopefully by now, as this letter was sent on 7 December, it has found its way to the Minister responsible for sports and sports facilities here in Wales, and he will be able to address the points that are laid out in the letter.