Public Consultations

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:33 pm on 31 January 2018.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 2:33, 31 January 2018

My engagement with my health board is going to be a lot more difficult after the events of the last 24 hours, I have to say, now I know information will be shared willy-nilly with the Government for the purpose of traducing engagement with the health board. So, just to confirm that I hope the Cabinet Secretary can confirm today what other information the Welsh Government has around Assembly Members' own engagement with their health boards. What he has in front of him in his little file there would be useful to know.

But, from the point of view of the public, for them to get engaged in health board consultations, they have to believe that the consultation proposals are credible. Now, one of the proposals in the Hywel Dda health board area, which is likely to be put out in March, is one of a brand new hospital, somewhere in west Wales, to replace Glangwili and Withybush. For that to be a credible proposal, to be taken credibly in a consultation exercise, to be responded to credibly by the public, he has to tell this Chamber here today that the Welsh Government will provide the capital funding if a brand new hospital for west Wales is proposed. Will he do that, so that any consultation has some credibility around it?