2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 6 October 2020.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 2:48, 6 October 2020

Thank you to Caroline Jones for raising both of those important issues. We have, of course, been working very closely with the health boards and trusts from the start of the pandemic to ensure that as much cancer care can continue as possible. I do want to reassure you that cervical screening in Wales restarted sending invitations in June to women who had been delayed an early repeat invitation for cervical screening, and also Bowel Screening Wales has restarted its bowel screening programme with a phased approach from July. And Breast Test Wales started to send out screening invitations to women at higher risk from July. So, those screening services are now resuming. And, obviously, clinicians and managers across Wales are working flat out and doing all they can, really, to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on those areas. But, obviously, COVID has certainly had an impact. 

I'll ask the Minister with responsibility for housing to write to you with an update on homelessness, with that specific focus on people who have left the armed forces and how we can ensure that people don't leave the forces and find themselves on the streets, but then also that those people who have formerly served and found themselves on the streets are supported into housing as soon as possible.