Clause 4 - Health Professions Wales
Health (Wales) Bill
9:30 am
Mr Hywel Williams (Caernarfon, Plaid Cymru)
Is the hon. Gentleman saying that even if it is desirable for some people to be able to converse in Welsh to their patients he will not train people to do so, nor will he assess their ability? It has to be one or the other. Either it is a legitimate occupational qualification for some workers in certain circumstances to be able to speak Welsh and people should be assessed and trained to do so if necessary or it is not and we must just hope that by luck or by chance someone will be available to speak in Welsh, English, Somali and so on.