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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Croeso, bawb. Welcome to the Health and Social Care Committee this morning. I move to item 1: we have apologies this morning from Lesley Griffiths, and I'm very pleased that Jenny Rathbone is substituting for Lesley this morning. So, welcome, Jenny. And if…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Access to Primary and Community Care Services
Cabinet Secretary, of course, the majority of my constituents receive their treatment from providers in England. When I speak to opticians, pharmacists, dentists and GPs, they often tell me about the complexities of dealing with providers in England when it…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.
We move to item 4. I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting, if Members are content. Thank you. Diolch yn fawr iawn. In that case, our public session comes to…
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Papers to note
I move to item 3. There are several papers to note: correspondence from the Petitions Committee regarding health-related matters; correspondence from the Welsh Government regarding the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust and the Health and Social…
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Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Thank you. Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary and the Minister for attending today, and officials? Diolch yn fawr iawn. I appreciate your time.
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We are over.
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Are there any pressing final questions? Joyce Watson.
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A very quick question, Mabon.
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John.
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Mabon, can I just ask, did you want to come in on a very specific point?
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Thank you, both. John Griffiths.
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It's going to have to be a short answer.
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Thank you. James, if it's a very short question.
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Mabon ap Gwynfor.
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Thank you. James Evans.
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Welsh Government draft budget 2025-26
Welcome back to the Health and Social Care Committee. We continue now with scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget. Mabon ap Gwynfor.
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In that case, we'll keep to the break. Right, we'll break for just under 10 minutes. We're back just after 11:15. Thank you.
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We've got a seven-minute break, so whatever time this takes, we've got a shorter break. We've got to be back at 11:15. Joyce.
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If you do, it means that we're having a shorter break. Yes, we're having a shorter break. Joyce.
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Do you have any final pressing questions? If we break about 11:05 a.m. for 10 minutes, we should be on time.
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Please, yes, that's fine.
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Did you want to say something briefly, Albert?
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That would help.
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I would appreciate that.
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You'll just have to be brief. It might be that we'll have to perhaps have some information in writing because I'm just conscious that we're struggling with time—