In light of the continued refusal of the Welsh Government to hold a Wales-specific COVID-19 Inquiry, the Member of the Welsh Parliament for Aberconwy - Janet Finch-Saunders - has met with the Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru at the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff Bay.
This national group is calling for a COVID-19 inquiry to be held into the Welsh Government's handling of the Coronavirus pandemic and the potential harm, illness or loss of life which resulted from its actions, a point which has been further highlighted by the BBC reporting in August of this year that “nearly a quarter of people who have died with COVID-19 in Wales were infected in hospital."
Commenting after meeting with the families, Janet said:
“The stories and experiences of these individuals and their families makes it clear that Welsh Government decisions, policies and guidance throughout this pandemic require serious investigation to effectively evaluate the potentially detrimental or even fatal impact they may have had on individuals and families across Wales.
"Only by carrying a Wales-specific Inquiry can the appropriate steps be taken to ensure that the Welsh Government learns from this pandemic and that the appropriate measures can be put in place to bring about more effective public health policies in the future, to avert future preventable deaths. This must be a top priority in the wake of this Pandemic.
"As such, I urge the First Minister to reverse his position and to commit to a Wales-specific COVID-19 Inquiry that opposition parties have been calling for over recent months.”
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Photo: Janet Finch-Saunders MS/AS at the event
