5., 6. & 7. The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 22) Regulations 2021, The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 23) Regulations 2021 and The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 25) Regulations 2021

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:43 pm on 11 January 2022.

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Photo of Mabon ap Gwynfor Mabon ap Gwynfor Plaid Cymru 5:43, 11 January 2022

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The regulations and guidance brought forward by Government over the past almost two years have, generally, been widely supported, but this support is waning, and this is following the decision to prevent more than 50 people attending outdoor events. Coronavirus, from the common cold to COVID-19, does spread at this time of year because people are gathering indoors. But, under the current regulations, people can view matches on televisions in clubs and pubs, as we've already heard, but they can't watch a match in the open air. Now, one understands the need to regulate the major sporting events with thousands of people using public transport and going into pubs, as I mentioned myself during the autumn internationals. And one understands, of course, the need to regulate and control that. But, these current rules that prevent games such as Llanuwchllyn against Porthmadog in the football, for example, are regulations that are disproportionate and, as I said, they put at risk the wide-scale support for the regulations that there has been in the past. So, will you review this element and, as Llyr Gruffydd mentioned earlier today, look at increasing that maximum for attendance at open-air sporting events and participation in parkruns, and do so as soon as possible, please?