Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:57 pm on 26 May 2021.
Thank you very much, Llywydd. Congratulations to you, by the way, on your election to that role, and congratulations to you, Trefnydd, on your appointment to an important role in the Cabinet. May I say at the beginning that it's a privilege to join you as a Member of the Senedd for Dwyfor Meirionnydd? Thank you to the constituents of Dwyfor Meirionnydd for placing their faith in me. May I take this opportunity to note how strange it is to think about this Senedd without my predecessor, Dafydd Elis-Thomas? I thank him for his immense contribution to public life in Wales and to the development of the Senedd.
I was very pleased to hear the First Minister saying in the Chamber last week that he didn't want to see Government Ministers coming to the Chamber denying responsibility for decisions that were done because that responsibility had been transferred to an external body. I very much hope, therefore, that the same will be true of the health service, and in that spirit, therefore, will the Government ensure that the Robin Holden report into mental health services in the north Wales health board will be published in full? Will the Government provide an update on the steps that have been taken to improve mental health services in north Wales since they were taken out of special measures back in the autumn? Thank you.