SCECLB257 Matt Green

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 Matt Green | Evidence from Matt Green

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)?

I fully disagree with this idea. We should look at the best candidate for the job. Representation is good but not at the expense of the best person for the role. Have you considered what would happen if every business and organisation did the same thing?

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

I would be disgusted. I feel this would be a very negative move for the Welsh assembly and would campaign against it

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?

Free speech

Science

Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the Bill?

Civil unrest

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

It’s political biased at its best

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?

I am against this fully

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 don’t believe it is the same at all. Human rights is very very very different

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

None

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

Anything else?

Please do not do this