Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:44 pm on 29 March 2023.
Can I start by thanking Huw Irranca-Davies for bringing forward this important debate today? I also pay tribute to campaigner Beth Hales who started a Senedd petition on endometriosis in Wales. Campaigners like Beth are raising the profile of a condition that impacts so many people, yet still is widely not recognised or understood. As Huw and colleagues have alluded to, it's far too difficult for sufferers to get a diagnosis, and clearly that needs to change.
Presiding Officer, I spoke earlier in the Commission questions about my ambition to see the Senedd as an endometriosis-friendly employer, but that's exactly the type of scheme that the Welsh Government should be pushing through their social partnership approach. As Beth said to me on the steps of the Senedd handing the petition over—and in closing, Presiding Officer—endometriosis is not just a health issue, it's also a social justice issue.