I'd like to ask the Trefnydd first of all for a longer term plan to ask if the health Minister will bring forward in the autumn an oral statement to this Chamber about the progress of the independent oversight process in Cwm Taf maternity services. I'm very grateful, I'm sure, to him, and I'm sure all Members would agree with me, for a comprehensive written update that we've received today, but I'm sure that I won't be the only Member who would welcome the opportunity, when the autumn comes and the work is further progressed, to be able to question the Minister as a result of the statement on the progress that has been achieved.

I would also like to request that the Trefnydd asks the Minister for Health and Social Services to bring forward a statement about the transparency and accountability in the public appointments process. This is in the light of a statement made by the Deputy Minister on 6 June where she set out clearly the appointment process for the chair of the Social Care Wales board, and that was done in a written statement to this Assembly, and with detailed background of the members who had been appointed. Now, this is in contrast to the appointment of the new chair to Hywel Dda University Health Board, where a statement was made to the press with no detailed statement to this Chamber setting out the qualifications of the person who had been appointed. Now, it is interesting that the same individual was involved in both those appointments, and I think it would be helpful for this Chamber, Llywydd, for us to understand when we can expect to have detailed reporting to this Chamber of those public appointment processes, or whether we can be expected to learn about what, certainly for my constituency in west Wales, is an extremely major appointment simply from a press release, with no details available about that person's qualifications and experience. I will not name, Llywydd, the individual involved, but the Minister for health and, I'm sure, the Trefnydd will know of whom we speak. Concerns have been raised with me about that person's track record in previous places, and it would be useful for us to be able to see on what basis she has been appointed to the Hywel Dda board, just as we were able to see on what basis the members for the Social Care Wales board were appointed.