NDM8652 - Opposition Debate
Tabled on 11/09/2024 | For debate on 18/09/2024To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that the First Minister and her predecessors have prioritised cutting waiting lists in the NHS.
2. Regrets that:
a) the latest NHS performance statistics show that waiting lists in Wales are at a record high; and
b) the UK Labour Government's decision to embrace austerity policies, such as cutting back the winter fuel payment, are intensifying the pressure on the NHS.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to urgently review its plan to reduce waiting lists and to honour the commitment made by past First Ministers and the current First Minister.
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Delete point 2b) and replace with:
spending decisions such as cutting winter fuel payments to pensioners will lead to an adverse impact on the Welsh NHS;
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on three occasions, the Welsh Government cut the health budget in real terms: the only government in the United Kingdom to have ever done so;
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Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure the full Barnett consequential 20 per cent uplift for health is spent on the Welsh NHS.
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To propose that the Senedd:
1) Notes:
a) the First Minister and her predecessors have prioritised cutting waiting lists in the NHS; and
b) the number of people waiting more than two years for treatment has fallen by 67% since the peak in March 2022.
