Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:35 pm on 7 June 2022.
Trefnydd, can I ask for two statements from the Welsh Government this afternoon? Firstly, I'd be grateful if the Minister for Health and Social Services could bring forward a statement on ophthalmology services, following an increase in representations that I've received from people waiting urgently for treatment. Some of those patients have wet macular degeneration and, while there is no cure, it can be treated of course with eye injections to try to protect their remaining sight. However, these injections must be given, of course, in a timely manner, and, sadly, that's not the case at the moment. So, I would be grateful if you could encourage the Minister for Health and Social Services to bring forward a statement on the matter as soon as possible, telling us what measures the Welsh Government are now taking to address this issue.
Secondly, can I also request a statement from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change on speed reduction schemes across Wales? The Welsh Government initially committed to reducing the speed limit on the A40 in Scleddau in my constituency at some point in this financial year. However, I've now received a worrying response to a written question, confirming that current capital budget allocations for trunk road network operations in 2022-23 require all projects to be re-evaluated. Now, I did raise this with the finance Minister, who didn't comment specifically on this matter. And so, in light of that lack of clarity on this, could you implore the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to bring forward a statement on speed reduction schemes across Wales, so Members can understand exactly when many of these schemes will now take place?