Speeches by Ranger.

“We are coming to the end now. Moving on to policy more generally, I would be interested to hear from all of you—we can start with Gemma and work down the panel—what you think will be the impact of abolishing NHS England and reducing the number of ICBs in England on cross-border healthcare.”

“Basically, you are saying that that digital cross-border interoperability does not really happen at the moment? It does not exist.”

“Great, thank you.”

“This is a very quick question, to which I need just a yes or no answer. There is no such thing as an average person, but do you think that the ordinary person on the street in Wales knows that there is an NHS Wales and an NHS England, or do they think that the NHS is just the NHS?”

“That is something from your establishment in particular?”

“Very quickly on that, we heard about and I was exploring the different cultural approaches to digital that people in Estonia are experiencing compared with us. But I think you are saying that people would be open to that and are expecting it to be in place here.”

“Do you see already—or can you envisage—who should be driving that thinking? I know that it is happening all at once, but based on what you have said, do you have something in your mind where you are thinking, “Right, we need this to happen in Wales and this to happen in England,” to make sure that that will be driven?”

“That is really interesting. Does that mean that there is not a high level of digital exclusion—of elderly people, perhaps, or people who do not have access to broadband or mobile internet—in Estonia? From what you are saying, I am guessing that that is not a major issue.”

“Sorry to cut you off, but that is our Division bell ringing. That is really interesting; thank you very much.”

“Thank you. Alyson?”

“You obviously have a different culture in Estonia around digital technology and the public approach to it. How has that changed since the introduction of digital health systems? Has the perception changed? Was there an eagerness for it anyway—was it being called for desperately—or has it developed and evolved as it has…”

“Chair, may I ask one very quick question?”

“What you are asking for is good, strategic thinking at the level of the UK and Welsh Governments, and to drive it down from there?”

“Thank you all for coming today. I will move on to a section about patient records and digital records. I think you were in the room during the previous session about that. We have just heard that briefing from Estonia and how they seem to have revolutionary stuff compared with what we have, as well as a vast healthcare…”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing this debate. The stories, as has been said many times, of small and medium-sized charities and the impact that they have can be seen across our cities, to…”

“It’s a close-run thing. There is also a range of interactive and engaging cultural and educational activities for everyone to enjoy and take part in. Wrexham is bidding to become the city of culture in 2029 and our annual St David’s day celebrations, which are now embedded in our city and growing every year, demonstrat…”

“Diolch yn fawr, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a real pleasure to speak in my second St David’s day debate in this Chamber. I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West and Islwyn (Ruth Jones), Chair of the Select Committee, and the hon. Member for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake) for securing this debate t…”

“In the hon. Member’s response to our Labour Government’s record-breaking £14 billion commitment to Welsh rail, he stated that there was no mention of the electrification of the north and south Wales main lines in the plan. I assume that he has now had a chance to read the full Transport for Wales vision document, which…”

“That answer is great. There are more questions to come on that, but I will hand back to the Chair.”

“You have already touched on the removal of the two-child limit from April. I am just wondering what impact this will have in Wales. I know you have already touched on it, particularly for families facing housing insecurity.”