Thank you, Diprwy Lywydd. I'm speaking in this debate, because I'm concerned that if the A&E and the Royal Glamorgan Hospital is not kept open as it is, that will have a negative impact on many other hospitals, including the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr, which is in my region.

In response to an FOI, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board acknowledged that, in 2017, there were 60,072 instances of patients attending the A&E in Prince Charles, whilst there were 63,691 who attended the Royal Glamorgan. By 2019, 63,341 patients went to Prince Charles, and 64,649 attended the Royal Glam. So, what do those figures mean? It stands to reason that if one of those A&E centres closes, those tens of thousands of patients requiring emergency care don’t dissipate or disappear—they'll need to go elsewhere. They'll need to travel a greater distance, at greater expense to themselves and at a greater risk to their health.