Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 31 January 2017.
It depends what the Bill says. At the moment, all I know is that there’s a suggestion, and we have to see what the detail might be. It may be that a lot of the issues that the Member raises have already been covered by the service as it stands. We do make £585,000 available each year to fund the service. It does provide therapeutic interventions from dedicated veteran therapists in each local health board. It also has a referral pathway, to signpost veterans to other areas, in order for them to get help and support. I suppose the question would be, would a Bill add to that, and much of it would depend on what was in the Bill, before taking a proper view on whether a Bill would add to the service that’s available already.