7. Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services: Publication of Donna Ockenden's Governance Review

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:01 pm on 17 July 2018.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 6:01, 17 July 2018

I will wind up. And I think it's regrettable that we don't have more time, frankly, in a Government debate to be able to consider some of these issues this week, but no doubt we will return to it—we'll probably have to return to it in opposition time. 

Just one final question from me, given that my time has run out, and that is about the estate issues that are referred to in this report. I know that one of the issues that was reported to us in the letter—the open letter—from the Betsi Cadwaladr health board was the need for some capital improvements to be made in north Wales. I know for a fact that bids have gone in to the Welsh Government—some of them 18 months ago—to make some of the improvements that are necessary, and yet you have failed to be able to respond to those bids. You've not even said 'no'—at least if they had a 'no', they would be able to look at other ways of trying to make some of these improvements. Why on earth can't you pull your finger out and make some decisions on these matters so that we can make the progress in north Wales that is absolutely required so that we can get the improvements in place that patients deserve?