SCECLB129 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)?

Women are a sex class, you can’t have some men who identify as women being classed as women when you’re trying to ensure more women are represented in the senedd. Under this proposal you could end up with all men but half of them identify as women.

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

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 man with a GRC could state he’s a woman as he has a piece of paper saying he’s female, sex is a biological fact and no piece of paper should override this.

Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the Bill?

You could end up with 100% men in the senedd with half,identifying as women.

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?

This decision could impact on those in England. We would have a 2 tier system whereby those in wales could be accepted as a woman and hold a positing in government as a ‘woman’ but they wouldn’t be considered a woman in England or in UK parliament

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

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

This is bringing in self ID by th back door.