NDM7118 Plaid Cymru debate - Assembly Reform
NDM7118 Plaid Cymru debate - Assembly Reform
NDM7118 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Calls for an increase in the number of Assembly Members.
2.
Calls for immediate action in order to increase the number of Assembly Members
in time for the start of the Sixth Assembly.
3.
Calls for reform of the Assembly electoral system, and the introduction of the
single transferable vote system for electing Members in time for the next
Assembly elections in 2021.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment
1 - Caroline
Jones (South Wales West)
Delete
all and replace with;
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the report of the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform.
2.
Believes that there is no appetite amongst the voting public to increase the
number of politicians in Wales at this time, and that efforts should focus
instead on:
a)
enacting the proposals of the 2018 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies for
election to the House of Commons;
b)
speeding up local government electoral reform in Wales.
A
Parliament that works for Wales - The report of the Expert Panel on Assembly
Electoral Reform
[If
amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be de-selected]
Amendment
2 - Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the publication of A Parliament that Works for Wales and its
recommendations.
2.
Agrees that an increase in the number of Assembly Members is needed.
3.
Calls for further cross-party work to take these matters forward.
A
Parliament that works for Wales - The report of the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral
Reform
[If
amendment 2 is agreed, amendment 3 will be de-selected]
Amendment
3 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises that there are significant challenges in the capacity of Assembly
Members to undertake satisfactory scrutiny of legislation and the Welsh
Government.
2.
Calls for further investigation into the impact of any increase in Assembly
Members and whether there is public support for such a move.
3.
Calls for any increase in the number of Assembly Members to be funded via
overall savings to taxpayers arising as a result of a reduction in the overall
number of elected representatives in Wales.
4.
Calls for any additional Assembly Members to be elected on a no less
proportional basis than is currently the case.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 08/06/2021
Decision due: 10 Jul 2019 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Rhun ap Iorwerth MS