Mark Drakeford on potential re-opening of Wales tourism sector
Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to talk about the Welsh Government’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the country. Coronavirus rules have differed in all UK nations since the start of the pandemic.
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Mark Drakeford informed Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay on BBC Breakfast this morning about his plans to ease the lockdown restrictions in Wales.
Currently, Wales is in a national lockdown with the rest of the UK.
However, Mr Drakeford wants to start re-opening a part of the Welsh tourism industry as soon as it is possible to do so.
Tourism is one of Wales’ biggest industries, amounting to around £6.2billion a year to the country’s GDP, or around 13 percent.
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The Welsh tourism industry sustains almost 10 percent of total employment in the country, compared to six percent in the UK as a whole.
Mr Drakeford said this morning that he met with the tourism task force in Wales yesterday to discuss possible plans of re-opening the industry.
The First Minister said: “What we will work on with them [the tourism task force] is the possibility – and it is only that – of some limited re-opening around Easter of self-contained accommodation only.
“Places where people don’t mix with other people, where there aren’t shared facilities,” he added.
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