10. Plaid Cymru Debate: Healthcare workers’ pay

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:59 pm on 6 October 2021.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 4:59, 6 October 2021

Thank you, I'm very grateful for that. Do you acknowledge that, as a result of the current settlement with the UK Government, Wales receives around £1.20 for every £1 for the devolved health service? That gives you the capacity, if you wanted to, to give another 20 per cent on top of what you're currently paying members of staff. Do you accept—[Interruption.] Do you accept that that is the—[Interruption.] Do you accept—[Interruption.] I can hear the heckling. I can see the First Minister smiling. He's the guy that struck the deal with the Treasury in order to get that compensation. That is the case, they are the facts, do you accept that you do have more resources than the UK Government to pay your staff?