P-05-1099 Don't shut the Hospitality Sector (Pubs, Restaurants, Cafes) without providing scientific evidence
P-05-1099 Don't shut the Hospitality Sector (Pubs, Restaurants, Cafes) without providing scientific evidence
P-05-1099 Don't shut the Hospitality Sector (Pubs,
Restaurants, Cafes) without providing scientific evidence
This
petition was submitted by Nathan Gill having collected a total of 25,301
signatures.
Text of Petition:
The Welsh hospitality
sector has proven that it is able to comply effectively with the strict COVID
regulations, with pubs, bars, restaurants, cafés, and many other settings being
equipped to deal with social distancing. Hospitality has already adapted to
using PPE, extra hygiene measures, as well as the government’s track and trace
system.
Additional Information:
Evidence from the government and the Office of
National Statistics shows that only between 1% and 3% of new coronavirus
infections are transmitted in pubs, bars, and restaurants. Unless the Welsh
Government is willing to publish evidence that shows a greater risk of
transmission in hospitality settings, then it would be unfair to penalise the
industry once again by shutting it down throughout December.
Pubs, and the hospitality industry generally, have
been among the hardest-hit sectors during lockdown. More than a third of
hospitality firms say they have little or no confidence of surviving the next
three months, according to data collected by the Office for National Statistics
(ONS) earlier this month.
This year has left the hospitality sector on the
verge of collapse, with much of it being closed throughout 2020 due to the
pandemic. Christmas trade is essential for businesses to remain open, and
prevent many from having to close for good due to a loss of earnings.
Status
This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 12/01/2021.
The Committee considered the correspondence received and agreed, given that Coronavirus alert level 4 restrictions are now in place across Wales and the issues raised by the petition have been discussed in Plenary on a number of occasions, that the petitions have been overtaken by subsequent events and that there was little further action it could take at this time. The Committee therefore agreed to close the petitions and thank the petitioners.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions by the
committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 15/12/2020.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 03/12/2020