6. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:29 pm on 19 January 2021.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 5:29, 19 January 2021

Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. We considered these regulations yesterday morning and our report's been laid in the Table Office in order to inform this afternoon's debate. Our report contains one technical reporting point, in addition to four merits reporting points.

In terms of the single technical point, we noted inconsistencies between the English and Welsh text in regulation 8(7), which deals with amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020. This inconsistency was important because the list of premises closed as a result of the regulations was different, depending upon which language version of the regulations you looked at. However, as noted at our meeting yesterday morning, and, as the Minister has said, the Welsh Government has addressed this issue in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021, which were made last Friday.

Some of the merits points in our report will be familiar to Members. Once again, we have noted the Welsh Government’s justification for potential interference with human rights. We have also noted there's been no formal consultation on these regulations and neither has a regulatory impact assessment been carried out.

Our fourth and final merits point highlights typographical errors in the footnotes to the regulations, which are being addressed. Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd.