I welcome, Dirprwy Lywydd, the constructive and serious way in which the Conservatives have approached this debate today. I'll say to those Members on the opposition benches that when a debate is approached in this way, it puts the pressure on the backbench Members of the Government benches to justify, then, supporting the Government amendments. And it's that much more important that we put forward a strong argument when a debate is conducted in this way, and it's a good way to conduct scrutiny.

But I have to say that at the very heart of this debate is the need to control the virus and to prevent the spread of the virus into hospital settings, which, clearly, the SAGE advice given to UK Government and devolved Governments prior to the firebreak lockdown that took place at the beginning of November, was for that purpose. Looking at point No. 4 in the motion, mentioning the health Minister's very clear and honest answer about the problem facing waiting lists as a result of COVID, the purpose of that advice from SAGE to introduce a firebreak lockdown was to tackle exactly that problem. And I think the Conservatives would recognise that now, with hindsight, they were mistaken not to support that firebreak lockdown at the time, because, as we saw in England, a longer and harsher lockdown was introduced in order to tackle that problem. And this is at the heart of this debate—taking those measures and taking those strategies that will allow the control of the virus. And I'm sorry to Andrew R.T. Davies, if I was allowed to let you intervene, I would—you know I would—but the rules aren't allowing it at the moment.

So, in looking at the situation, what has the Welsh Government done? Well, just last week, we had a written statement from the health Minister about the single cancer pathway that was introduced in November 2018. And what it does is make sure that all patients, regardless of the degree of suspicion, all patients who are presenting with potential cancer cases are dealt with on a single cancer pathway. It's therefore, as the health Minister said in his statement,

'a much more accurate way of measuring the times to treatment our patients are experiencing in the health system.'

But one of the things he said in his statement was that,

'The Single Cancer Pathway will enable us to tackle variation, improve outcomes and deliver better experience for patients.'

I think it's the duty now on the health Minister to elaborate on that and to provide us with more information on how those things are being achieved, and that's a key point that I'd like the health Minister to address.

And with regard to cancer support and treatment, I have to say, in 2016, when I was first elected, I met with the chief executive of the Aneurin Bevan health board, and her ambition was to introduce a breast cancer centre of excellence at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. I'm very pleased to say now that we are going to see that open next year, and that in itself—this centre of excellence—will provide evidence-based services, providing the best clinical outcomes, comprising of dedicated diagnostic treatment and counselling rooms that will enable faster diagnosis. And, indeed, the business case put together by Aneurin Bevan health board says the new centre will increase the range of breast surgery that can be performed as day cases from 30 per cent to 70 per cent. That's happening in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr—they're having to extend the hospital to do it. That's Welsh Government funding that's supporting those patients with breast cancer. And, I think, therefore, I'd like to dedicate my contribution today to a constituent, Dawn Wilson.

Dawn Wilson lived in Ystrad Mynach and was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 2017. Dawn passed away at the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on 1 October this year, and she spent the years in which she was diagnosed as terminal campaigning for others to avoid them getting in her position. In support, I'm wearing my pink tie today. She took the Know Your Lemons campaign, which originated from the work of Corrine Beaumont in America—she took that campaign as an awareness campaign and brought it to Wales. The idea is, there's a poster with a series of lemons and you can look at the lemons and they show the kind of breast cancer that may be diagnosed from looking at the shape of the lemon. And it's a very clear visual guide. Dawn got the Welsh NHS to pick that up. It was Dawn's campaigning in the last years of her life that got the Welsh NHS to pick up that campaign, and it was the Welsh Government that launched that campaign because of Dawn Wilson. Therefore, to close my remarks, I'd like us to recognise that contribution she made, and what selfless contribution too, in the last years of her life. I met her here in the Senedd two years ago, and I went to her house in Ystrad Mynach to talk to her about that campaign. So, it's a pleasure to dedicate this contribution to her today.