Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and I'm pleased to contribute to this Stage 1 debate to outline the main recommendations and conclusions of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee in relation to the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill 2019.

The committee held a public consultation exercise over the summer and took oral evidence from a range of stakeholders. I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to our scrutiny of this Bill. The Bill is one component of a suite of measures aimed at improving and protecting the health, care and well-being of the population of Wales. It would be difficult to disagree with its principal aims, namely: to ensure that quality becomes a driver of a system-wide way of working in the health service; to require health organisations to be open and honest when things go wrong; and to strengthen the voice of citizens across health and social care services.