Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:46 pm on 4 October 2016.
Thank you. The Member for north Wales does raise a very important issue in relation to nursing homes in the care sector and, of course, as he says, these are homes often in the independent private sector. I’m interested to see the views of Care Forum Wales and Mario Kreft, who you will know well, in terms of the importance of the care sector, and also recognising that our inspectors and the people who receive care tell us, in terms of the quality of care that is provided, that it is excellent and that we are also investing more in both health and social care. Nursing care, of course, is of critical importance, as you say, but that is a matter also in terms of commissioners and the opportunities of working collaboratively between health and social care.
On your second point, of course, it is right that the Cabinet Secretary has instigated a review of the north-south airline, which was commissioned on 14 September, and the Cabinet Secretary will consider the findings and make a statement when the review is completed.