The last vote on Covid Passes in the Senedd was nothing short of a farce, but next week there will be another chance for MSs to vote on whether Covid Passes should be used in more settings.
Welsh Government wants to extend their use from the large events where they are currently required, to cinemas, concert halls and theatres - places the health minister said, "where large numbers of people gather indoors for long periods, often without face coverings".
First Minister Mark Drakeford told the hospitality industry to use the next three weeks to prepare for the roll-out of Covid passes to help reduce the number of cases.
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There are concerns in the hospitality industry about the passes, however. The owner of Sticky Fingers, in Richmond Road, said the hospitality industry was "crippled" and the passes meant putting staff in an "impossible moral position".
Labour has 30 seats in the Senedd, but David Rees is the deputy presiding officer so does not vote, nor does Presiding Officer Elin Jones who is a Plaid MS.
It means that Labour needs support from at least one other MS to get any legislation through.
In the last vote, Labour succeeded despite all the other parties saying they would vote against. It only passed because Conservative MS Gareth Davies missed the vote, while he was at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. He blamed issues with technology but that was strongly refuted by the Senedd authorities.
How he missed it still isn't clear and our requests for an interview with him so he can tell us what happened have been declined.
But it looks like Labour will have the votes this time, barring any issues with Zoom, as Plaid Cymru plans to give its support to the idea.
Where each party stands:
Conservatives
The Conservative group is the official opposition and has 16 seats. They were against the introduction of Covid Passes and voted against in the previous vote.
At that time, Russell George MS said the move had been a "disaster" in Scotland and there were issues at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. He said he believed it would lead to a "two tier society" in Wales. "It simply undermines the freedom of choice," said Mr George, urging the Welsh Government to "think again".
Mr George said the Welsh Government's Technical Advisory Cell advised against Covid Passports. "They concluded they had a detrimental effect on people's motivation and willingness to have the vaccination" and he added that he worried it could lead to a loss of trust with authorities.
"I really think these regulations will be a stumbling block to so many people," he said.
The Conservatives will vote against use of Covid passes being expanded next week.
Plaid Cymru
Plaid voted against the government in the last vote.
On Tuesday, Plaid's health spokesman, Rhun ap Iorwerth, told plenary he and his group would "support the extension of these passes".
He told the health minister: "In terms of Covid passes, the last time we discussed this, I and Plaid Cymru made the case for stronger measures—vaccination passports, perhaps. That's not what was supported by the Senedd, which settled for the COVID passes ultimately—something that the First Minister at the time admitted was a compromise.
"But that's what we have in place in Wales at the moment, so in that context I'm sure myself and the group will support the extension of those passes, because it's clear that we need to do more. I certainly don't want to see another lockdown; I don't think anyone wants to see another lockdown.
"So, we must put measures in place to keep people safe as they go about their daily lives in as normal a way as possible and in considering where we can extend those COVID passes further, it's worth pausing for thought and considering the fact that passes had been in place in the stadium on Saturday, but not in pubs around the stadium, which were full of people not wearing masks and not having to show any proof of their safety in being there."
Liberal Democrats
The Lib Dems have one representative in the Senedd. In a statement issued after Mark Drakeford announced the passes would be extended, she said: "The Welsh Liberal Democrats will continue to oppose any expansion of the Covid pass scheme in Wales. The previous vote on the implementation of the scheme was based on their limited use in certain premises and venues.
"Our view remains that the system is both illiberal and unworkable. Recent leaked evidence from the UK Government only last week continues to demonstrate that in addition to concerns over civil liberties, the scheme may be counterproductive, pushing people from larger venues into poorly ventilated smaller venues."
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