Asked by: Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether any social events took place between three or more people within his Departmental buildings between (a) 5 November 2020 and 1 December 2020 and (b) 16 December 2020 and 22 February 2021.
Answered by Simon Hart
This information is not collected. At the time, staff were expected to work from home and undertake meetings remotely, wherever possible.
Asked by: Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
Question to the Wales Office:
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh economy of maintaining the existing transition period deadline.
Answered by Simon Hart
The Government’s position remains unaltered; extending the transition period will cause further uncertainty to businesses in Wales and will hamper our post-covid recovery.