2. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:24 pm on 27 September 2016.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 2:24, 27 September 2016

Leader of the house, this morning I attended the funeral of Ann Wilkinson from Usk. Many Members of the fourth Assembly before will remember Ann and her tireless work and dedication to the case of cancer patients, cancer sufferers, across Wales. She very sadly died two weeks ago, but she leaves behind a legacy of which she and her family can be proud. Members of the last Assembly will remember her sitting in the gallery above through many debates, and she delivered a petition to this Assembly calling for a cancer drugs fund and better access to drugs. Would you agree with me, leader of the house, that the best tribute that this Chamber and this Assembly could pay to Ann Wilkinson and other cancer sufferers across Wales would be to develop a fully-fledged cancer treatment fund? I notice that there is a statement later on developing a treatment fund. Can we see that that does include access to those very important cancer drugs at the earliest opportunity for the memory of Ann, but also for other cancer treatment victims across Wales, who really do not want to spend the last few months and weeks of their lives fighting for what really is their basic human right?