SCECLB294 Julie Rowland
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 consider it vital that representation is
based on biology and not gender. If gender is the foundation, human
biological females (women) will lose fair representation.
Gender has become a choice - an
affectation.
Trans women are men.
Therefore, if trans women are included
‘as women’ there will not be equality.
What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential
sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?
A “face value” statement is a
fiction. I could state that I am a cocker spaniel but you would
absolutely know that it was not true. What is the difference?
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?
Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the
Bill?
Unequal representation for 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?
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?
It seems astonishing that in 2024, the rights
of women are still being eroded by men. Decisions on representation
made now will demonstrate how Wales is seen by the UK and the
world. Please consider the recent Scottish Hate Crime media
interest. A unworkable law resulted in humiliation. If Wales is to
be seen as forward thinking, it must make decisions based on fact.
Any allowance for affectation rather than truth and science will
undermine Wales and betray biological women.
Anything else?