SCECLB230 Daffyd Jones

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 Daffyd Jones | Evidence from Daffyd Jones

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)?

The bill is undemocratic, and founded on bigotry. Merit should be the only metric to influence who is selected.

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

The potential sanctions disgust me.

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?

Select candidates on merit alone.

Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the Bill?

The inevitable unintended consequences will be a decline in services. Meritocracy is the only way to run a system.

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

The Welsh government is fast becoming a national joke.

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?

The Welsh Ministers have too many powers. Their empowerment is causing irreperable damage to the nation of Wales.

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

The ECHR needs to be abandoned, ASAP.

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

I am at the point that I no longer have a gram of faith in the Assembly's ability to not screw everything up that they touch.

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

no

Anything else?

no