Diolch, Llywydd. I speak today as the chair of the cross-party group on neurological conditions. There are more than 250 recognised neurological conditions. In Wales, approximately 100,000 people are living with a neurological condition that has a significant impact on their lives.

From 2011 onwards, the Welsh Government published a number of health delivery plans. The neurological conditions delivery plan, or NCDP, was published in 2014. In 2019, people with neurological conditions, clinicians and charities raised concerns that the NCDP, which had been revised in 2017, had not yet resulted in the degree of change that should be expected. They questioned whether the implementation of the plan had been effective in ensuring that treatment and care sufficiently meets the needs of all people living with neurological conditions in Wales. Consequently, the cross-party group on neurological conditions took action to conduct a short inquiry. Its purpose was to gather evidence and to present both the health and social care committee and the Welsh Government with recommendations for action to improve the implementation of the current plan and deliver a long-term strategic approach to raising standards in treatment and services and support for people with neurological conditions in Wales.

Many of the organisations and individuals who submitted evidence to the inquiry focused on opportunities, concerns and challenges related to the way in which the plan has been implemented. Some felt that it's highly likely that the outcomes and performance measures in each chapter of the NCDP will be met by 2020.