<p>UK-wide Health Considerations</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 7 February 2017.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 1:32, 7 February 2017

May I also associate myself with the question and the comments made by the Member for Cardiff North? It might be useful for the First Minister to put health on the agenda in discussions with the UK Government in relation to our exit from the EU. Would the First Minister, in that context, be prepared to raise the issue of the need for Wales to be able to determine the level of visas to be issued to NHS staff from abroad, given our greater dependence currently on NHS staff from other countries? Also, will he seek an assurance that, following the UK leaving the EU, the requirements to get a medicine licensed are not going to be watered down when the lobbyists of the big pharmaceutical companies spot an opportunity?