7. The Public Health (Protection from Eviction) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:43 pm on 19 January 2021.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 5:43, 19 January 2021

Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. Just very briefly, I've already assured the Chair of the committee that we have done the analysis of the Human Rights Act A1P1 that he mentioned. He's had a letter off me to that effect. I'm not sure what else I can do to assure the committee of that.

And in terms of Mark Isherwood's contribution, I'm afraid I simply don't agree that allowing an exemption for cumulative rent arrears would be appropriate or proportionate at this time, as that's very likely to lead to a larger number of people being evicted into homelessness, and so we think that we've done the right thing here in the limited exemptions that we have put in, and I commend the motion to the Senedd.