2. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:18 pm on 20 June 2017.

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Photo of Angela Burns Angela Burns Conservative 2:18, 20 June 2017

Good afternoon, leader of the house. May I ask you to beseech the Cabinet Secretary for health and social services to bring the statement back to the Chamber on school nurses that was postponed a fortnight ago? School nurses play an important role in Welsh schools, not just dealing with minor injuries, but also offering pastoral advice and general health information. A number of professionals were keen to learn of the contents of this statement and so were a great many Assembly Members. It is an issue of vital importance. We know how many of our young people suffer with mental health issues, suffer with items such as obesity, and to be able to understand clearly how the Welsh Government is going to support the role of school nurses would be of use to all of us. I would prefer this, please, leader of the house, to be an oral statement if at all possible, because I think that this is an issue that absolutely merits debate.