Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:03 pm on 26 May 2021.
Thank you, Janet Finch-Saunders, for your kind words and I look forward to working with you too. In relation to—. I don't see it as being an unlevel playing field. Clearly, England have different regulations to what we have in Wales around coronavirus. Sometimes they meet, sometimes they don't, and, obviously, representing a border constituency, I'm very well aware that people feel it's an unlevel playing field, but it really isn't. And you will have heard the First Minister answer extensively around hospitality and other sectors in relation to coronavirus. Next week, we have a further review of the regulations. Everything will be considered, but, as the First Minister said, the priority is keeping people and, obviously, businesses in Wales safe. We have supported businesses in the way, again, that the First Minister outlined, and it is good to see places opening up now and people in restaurants et cetera. But I think we have to always consider safety and preserving as many lives as possible, which has always been the underlying reason for the restrictions we've had in place.