SCECLB146 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)?

1. 'Gender' is not defined.

2. This is likely 'self-id' by the back door.

3. This does not support women.

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

I think to use 'is a woman/not a woman' is risible. Encourage women but trying to enforce a quota will likely be counterproductive especially as the Welsh Government supports men who pretend to be women.

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?

It is anti-democratic to ask a population to pretend that some men are women, for any purpose. Trans ideology, like Muslim/Christian ideology, may be important to adherents of that belief system but should not be imposed on the population as a whole.

Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the Bill?

Yes. Self-id could be imposed on the population without their consent.

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?

I would prefer to see the Senedd see whether this bill is compatible with the Equality Act.

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

The Welsh Government have already mandated into schools a belief in body disassociation in children leading them to choose a route that might lead to their sterilisation. You should be ashamed.