Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 6 November 2018.

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Photo of Gareth Bennett Gareth Bennett UKIP 1:56, 6 November 2018

Yes, First Minister, I thought you would do you your usual thing and trumpet on about all of the foreign nationals working in the NHS. And, of course, you normally add how Brexit will be threatening the health service. However, BBC research revealed that, as of September 2016, just 2.5 per cent of all NHS staff in Wales are from the European Union. In fact, more than 93 per cent of staff working in the Welsh NHS are from the UK. If you are really worried about filling the gaps, then you should be asking yourself, 'Why are we not training more British people to work in the NHS?' Yet, again, your side is condemning me for mentioning uncontrolled immigration. However, this year—[Interruption.] This year, a Migration Watch poll found that 73 per cent of—[Interruption.]—73 per cent of voters support the goal of immigration being reduced dramatically. This also includes a majority of Labour voters. Is this not another case, First Minister, of you being out of touch with the Welsh people in general and, even worse, out of touch with your own Labour voters?