SCECLB96 Individual

Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament

Y Pwyllgor Biliau Diwygio | Reform Bill Committee

Bil Senedd Cymru (Rhestrau Ymgeiswyr Etholiadol)| Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

Ymateb gan Unigolyn | Evidence from Individual

What are your views on the general principles of the Bill and the need for legislation to deliver the Welsh Government’s stated policy objective (to make the Senedd a more effective legislature by ensuring it is broadly representative of the gender make-up of the population)?

All legislation should be based on biological sex. Any references to gender should be scrapped.

What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?

Women can never be fairly represented when you allow men to declare themselves women in order to take a woman's place. I suggest a DNA swab for the avoidance of doubt.

Are there any potential barriers to the implementation of the Bill’s provisions? If so, what are they, and are they adequately taken into account in the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment?

A massive barrier is allowing men to self identify as women.

Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the Bill?

If men are allowed to self identify as women in this context, this could be seen as a green light to implement self ID in other areas. Humans cannot change sex.

What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?

What are your views on the balance between the information contained on the face of the Bill and what is left to subordinate legislation? Are the powers for Welsh Ministers to make subordinate legislation appropriate?

Do you have any views on matters relating to the legislative competence of the Senedd including compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights?

Do you have any views on matters related to the quality of the legislation, or to the constitutional or other implications of the Bill?

All legislation MUST be based around biological sex. Gender is a social construct and is meaningless when dealing with issues of women's rights.

Are there any other issues that you would like to raise about the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum or any related matters?

Humans cannot choose their sex. Humans are born as either male or female and remain either male or female for life.