Pilot Test Events

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 26 May 2021.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:08, 26 May 2021

(Translated)

Well, Llywydd, may I say 'good luck' to Wrexham on Saturday? Hopefully, Wrexham will join Swansea and Newport in the success that they've already had.

Now, they were practical considerations when we made the choice of where the pilots could be held. There is a great deal of work behind the pilots. It's impossible just to say, 'Well, on Saturday, something else can take place.' Public Health Wales is part of every pilot. Local authorities are part of every pilot event. Whatever we use for the pilots, the local groups are part of that pilot as well. So, it wasn't practically possible to hold a pilot in every place and for everything, and to do so safely. That's why we've had a list of five pilot events and that's why we're going to learn the lessons from those to see whether we can do more in future, but to do that in a way that is safe for the people who attend the events and that is successful for those people who run those events too.