Can I say that I do find it more than just a little ironic that it is the party in Government in Westminster bringing forward this motion on the back of challenges facing the Welsh NHS—the same party that has not just consistently cut funding to the Welsh Assembly but has overseen the biggest crisis facing the NHS and social care in England probably in our lifetime?

But here in Wales, of course, we do face challenges and it’s not just winter pressures that put a strain on the NHS and care services. Rising demand for services is a consequence of the success of the NHS and care sector in keeping people alive for longer. Coupled with an ageing population, we have patients presenting with more complex and serious and severe conditions. This unavoidable reality of rising demand and complexity of needs is a challenge to the health and care sector all year round and these constant pressures inevitably increase during winter months when the NHS also has to deal with higher levels of staff absence through illness. No one is saying either that there isn’t also a challenge here in Wales in recruiting more doctors and other professionals within the NHS—