<p>Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:50 pm on 28 March 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:50, 28 March 2017

Well, other health boards are managing. Powys is a health board, and it buys in most of its services. In fact, one could argue that it’s more difficult for Powys, because so few services are actually provided in Powys because of its rurality, yet Powys manages. Again, the message that we have given to the health boards that are saying to us that they will not come in on budget is: ‘You must manage this. You must make sure that you cut in areas that are not providing services to the public. You do not look at services provided to the public in terms of looking to cut, and you come in within budget.’ That is what health boards are to do. It’s their responsibility, ultimately—that’s why we have health boards. And they will have to answer for their actions in a few months’ time when we look again at the financial situation.