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SCECLB421 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)?
Totally agree. It is important to ensure
fairness and proporionality of representatives in the Welsh
Parliament.
What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential
sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?
Totally agree.
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?
There are none as far as I can see.
Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the
Bill?
Not as far as I can see. It will be good to
have a panel to look at the effects of the Bill on a continuing
basis and whether any negative unintended consequences are foreseen
that can be appropriately addressed.
What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment
of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?
I completely agree with increasing the number
of Members in the Senedd. This will ensure a very high level of
scrutiny and ensure a much more democratic and appropriate body for
us as a nation. In increasing the number of Members, it is
essential to ensure that 50% of applicants are women or the gulf
will widen even further and the representation of currently
under-represented groups will be unfair and unequal.
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 is acceptable and appropriate. Members of
the Senedd should be allowed to scrutinise and vote on the
decisions of the Welsh Parliament Ministers when making the
secondary legislation.
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 agree that it is all appropriate.
Do you have any views on matters related to the quality of the
legislation, or to the constitutional or other implications of the
Bill?
It all seems appropriate to me.
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. Thank you for creating a clear and easy
response form for an ordinary person like me to complete in my
mother tongue.