This document provides a translation of correspondence received
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SCECLB348 Beca Roberts
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)?
This Bill will ensure that the Senedd better
reflects the people it represents, making it a more representative
body in every sense and a more effective organisation as a
result.
A Parliament in which women (who make up a
majority of the population of Wales) are a minority adversely
affects the Senedd’s ability to function effectively and its
ability to fully reflect the country it seeks to represent.
What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential
sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?
I’m supportive of these.
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?
Not as far as I can see
Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the
Bill?
Not as far as I can see
What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment
of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?
I think it's worth the
money
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?
It seems acceptable to me
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?
Anything else?
As well as being the first British nation to
scrap an outdated First Past the Post system at national level in
exchange for a proportional representation system, Wales is the
first country to introduce gender quotas. This is a radical and
innovative development with our Senedd leading, and a sign of the
ambitious independent country we are working towards creating
– where Members of the national legislature reflect the
population.