Welsh Affairs Committee
23 June 2026
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Welsh Affairs Committee Actual start House of Commons
03:57 - 05:18
Speaker 1
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to this oral evidence session of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.
My name is Ruth Jones, I'm the chair of this select committee. Now today is the committee's second session into the inquiry into cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales. And today we are hearing from executives from all seven Welsh local health boards, starting here with the three health boards who are closest to the border, who are on the border. And I want to say thank you for appearing before us in person. It really is appreciated you coming today.
I would say given the heat, we are relaxing dress code, so if people need to remove their jackets, then you are very welcome. There is water around and if you need more water, please indicate and clerks will sort that out for you.
Similarly, if you feel you need a break because of the heat or whatever, then please again just indicate to us and we can do that. The other complication is that we also have votes coming this afternoon, so when the bell goes, please don't be alarmed, we will just disappear but we will come back. So there we are. Now, we know that it's very rare to have all seven health boards at a session of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. So we are very grateful to have the opportunity to speak to you all, and we do hope this isn't going to be the last time we get all seven of you together, because it's really useful to us to have all seven as a true picture of what's going on in Wales.
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