Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 17 October 2017.
I’m sure you’re aware, leader of the house, that many of us who represent Pembrokeshire have been enthusiastic supporters of Elly’s ward 10 flag appeal. This is a wonderful fundraising effort led by a seven-year-old girl, possibly eight-year-old now, who’s raised over £120,000 for ward 10 and cancer patients in Withybush hospital. It’s a magnificent community effort as well supporting her. I understand now that the formal business case for the use of these funds and other capital funds from the Welsh Government has been agreed by Hywel Dda university health board, and then passed on to the Welsh Government for formal approval. I’m not expecting an announcement today on that, but I would like a commitment from the Government either to a written statement or to write to Members who represent Pembrokeshire and who have an interest in Withybush hospital, telling us the outcome of this process, and certainly to urge the Government to fully consider this business case now and, I very much hope, give their approval so that this fundraising effort locally, led by this wonderful young school pupil, is really rewarded, and we see that progress in Withybush.