Thank you for the question. I share your concern at the comments that have been made at the Conservative Party conference by Jeremy Hunt. Members across this Chamber will want to see opportunities for a career in medical training and medical practice for more of our young people within Wales and across the UK, but there’s a real difference between that and saying that foreign doctors are no longer welcome, or they’re only here as an interim measure. In fact, I’ve already written to Jeremy Hunt expressing my concern at the rhetoric that he has been displaying this week and the significant damage it could do, not just to the NHS in England, but right across the NHS family in all four nations. So, I’ve been very clear about my view, it’s on the record, and we will have no part in this. We certainly will not support the path that the Conservatives are taking.

In terms of the future for Welsh and UK-domiciled students and their ability to undertake medical training within this country, I’ve already indicated that we’re looking at our current places and how to encourage more Welsh students to undertake medical training at their place of choice. That will, of course, include work here within Wales and we’re actually looking at the number of medical training places that we have. We want to make sure that we build on the excellence we’ve got from both Cardiff and Swansea, with both the undergraduate and postgraduate entry courses that are run, and I want to make sure we maintain that quality, but also that we have a real springboard for more careers in medical education and training, both here in Wales and across the UK.