SCECLB312 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)?

I am totally opposed to the proposed legislation and disagree that it is needed ... indeed, anything other than a pure meritocratic selection will be discriminatory.

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

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?

The lack of democracy insofar as we will not vote for a favoured candidate but for a candidate arbitrarily selected from a list based on what genitalia they have. We may therefore inadvertently elect someone with views we do not share

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

When have financial considerations ever been a factor in Welsh Government policy making!

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?

In general I would assert that the Senedd are violating the Human Rights of the Anglophone population of Cardiff by imposing Welsh upon us. Our immigrant ancestors reclaimed marshland and created this city, most were never Welsh speakers but you suppress our local culture and identity

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?

Anything else?