Thank you for your statement, Cabinet Secretary. I would also like to place on record my thanks to Dr Ruth Hussey and the panel for the excellent work they've undertaken for their report and their recommendations. The report starkly lays out in black and white the actions we need to take if we are to deliver sustainable health and care now and in the future. Dr Hussey and her team have done their job admirably. It's now up to us to do ours. We know the challenges, and the parliamentary review has outlined the direction of travel, so, therefore, we have to deliver the necessary changes. It won't be easy, as change is never easy, but we can't continue to deliver NHS services in the same way as we did 70 years ago. We all acknowledge the need for change. It is the task of each and every one of us here in this Chamber to have an adult conversation with our constituents on the need for change, to push forward the principles of prudent healthcare, and to support clinically led changes to services. Cabinet Secretary, it is your job to ensure that the necessary changes are actually delivered on the ground. The need for change is clear, and the NHS cannot afford to wait five, 10, 15 years for these changes to come on stream. The NHS and social care need to adapt now if we are to have any chance of meeting future demand for the services.

Cabinet Secretary, investment in staff is one of the biggest challenges facing us, particularly if we are to focus on local care delivery. Do you have any plans to increase the primary care workforce, particularly the number of GP training places in the immediate future?

Digital technology will have a key role to play in future delivery plans. How do you plan to transform the way IT is delivered to the NHS? We have to ensure that the money we invest in our NHS is actually used to deliver these services. We, therefore, have to eliminate waste, and this week we have learned about the extraordinary level of fraud taking place with the European health insurance cards, with other EU citizens claiming free healthcare using fake EHIC cards. Today, we learned of the level of damages and legal fees paid out by NHS trusts for negligence over the last five years. Cabinet Secretary, what is your Government doing to eliminate fraud in our NHS and to reduce the level of medical negligence?

I look forward to your new, long-term plan for health and social care and working with you to deliver an NHS that is fit for the future. Thank you.