The Health and Social Services Portfolio

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 14 November 2018.

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Photo of Helen Mary Jones Helen Mary Jones Plaid Cymru 2:09, 14 November 2018

Cabinet Secretary, in discussions with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services in committee last week, examining the budget proposals, it was highlighted that the data that we currently have on the prevalence of people with mental health problems in Wales is not necessarily robust, and the Cabinet Secretary was able to outline plans that are in place to improve that collection of data. If, as he indicated, it turns out that the current estimates of prevalence are, in fact, a lot lower than the real need, would you as Cabinet Secretary for Finance give consideration to any request he may make for additional resources for the health budget to enable that high level of mental health need to be met?