SCECLB163 Diana
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)?
It is important that the candidates declare
their biological sex. Gender is not protected in law, therefore,
they should declare themselves as either male or female only.
What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential
sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?
It is entirely wrong. If a male candidate
declares himself as a woman then he is not only undermining women
but also taking a woman’s position. That is not equality.
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?
Yes, allowing males to self identify as women
is unjust. This would put female candidates at a disadvantage.
Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the
Bill?
There’s a possibility that every
candidate identifies as a woman and the majority are actually
male.
What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment
of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?
I have no view.
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?
Sex is a protected characteristic and allowing
a male to identify as a woman is not only discriminatory but also
harmful.
Do you have any views on matters related to the quality of the
legislation, or to the constitutional or other implications of the
Bill?
There is no quality in undermining women.
Are there any other issues that you would like to raise about
the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum or any related
matters?
Most of the population are sensible people and
recognise the difference between males and females, if someone can
lie about that, how can they be trusted with anything else?
Anything else?
It must be clearly understood, especially in
government, that sex is the protected characteristic, not gender.
The reason I say that is so women can be fairly represented.