5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
I appreciate that, but he obviously doesn't know because he hasn't given us the answer. So, I'm asking the person who did the deal with the former leader of Plaid Cymru to answer on his behalf, because, clearly, the Counsel General does not know. We've asked…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
There is significant change, I'll give you that. Whether they're better or not, I think the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. They may not throw up a more proportional result. You hope that they will, but that may not be the case, according to the…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
You've just voted for the Welsh Government's budget, for goodness' sake. You've facilitated—[Interruption.] You've facilitated—as you have done for many years now—yet another dreadful Welsh Government budget that's going to have a devastating impact across…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
So, I've not argued to keep first-past-the-post; I'm arguing to try and make this new Senedd reform system better, to improve it. That's what we said we were going to do at the very start of this process, recognising the arithmetic in this Senedd and the fact…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
Diolch, Llywydd. It's a shame that the Government is not supporting this proposal to shift to a flexible list system. Nobody is arguing in favour of—. We're not trying to change this system back to a first-past-the-post system; we're accepting it's going to…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
So, this is not about a compromise between STV and closed lists. You're being asked to consider a better list system, which will give you all the benefits of closed lists, while still maintaining some of those benefits of first-past-the-post, where people can…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
One of the elements of this Bill that has been heavily criticised, and rightly so, is the shift to a voting system that will see 100 per cent of seats in the Senedd elected by a closed list voting system. It's a system that amounts, frankly, to a power grab…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 8: Y system bleidleisio yn etholiadau cyffredinol y Senedd a dyrannu seddi (Gwelliannau 21, 51, 22, 23, 117, 31, 32)
Diolch, Llywydd. I rise to speak to and move amendments 21, 22 and 23, tabled in my name, and also to support amendments 31, 32 and 51, tabled in the name of Jane Dodds.
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 7: Adolygiad o’r posibilrwydd o rannu swyddi sy’n ymwneud â’r Senedd (Gwelliannau 4, 62, 63)
Thank you for the lecture on these matters. I was simply making the point that, for me, I'm not anti job sharing—[Interruption.] I'm not anti job sharing. You obviously haven't been listening to my contribution in the debate. I simply think that there are…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 7: Adolygiad o’r posibilrwydd o rannu swyddi sy’n ymwneud â’r Senedd (Gwelliannau 4, 62, 63)
I've got my views about job sharing and I've made them clear in the past. I've said that my own personal view—I haven't canvassed every single person on the Conservative benches—is that I think it would be very difficult in practice to have a job-sharing…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 7: Adolygiad o’r posibilrwydd o rannu swyddi sy’n ymwneud â’r Senedd (Gwelliannau 4, 62, 63)
Thank you, Presiding Officer. The purpose of my amendment 4 was not to discuss the merits, or otherwise, of job sharing, which, it appears to me, is what you wanted to do, Heledd Fychan. It was because of the unusual way in which this Bill will instruct a…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 7: Adolygiad o’r posibilrwydd o rannu swyddi sy’n ymwneud â’r Senedd (Gwelliannau 4, 62, 63)
Diolch, Llywydd. I move amendment 4, tabled in my name. Section 7 of this Bill requires a motion to be tabled within six months after the 2026 Senedd election by the Presiding Officer. And that motion must propose the establishment of a Senedd committee for…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 6: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau sydd wedi eu heuogfarnu o ddichell o fewn y pum mlynedd diwethaf (Gwelliant 126)
At the moment, making false statements about the personal character of a candidate in an election campaign is already illegal, and those found doing so can be charged with election fraud, but there isn't a wider possibility of being charged with election…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 6: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau sydd wedi eu heuogfarnu o ddichell o fewn y pum mlynedd diwethaf (Gwelliant 126)
That is actually a promise that has been fulfilled, everybody. [Interruption.] You can do a fact check, if you like. It's a statement of fact. It's a statement of fact. Now, at the moment, making false statements in an election campaign—[Interruption.]
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 6: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau sydd wedi eu heuogfarnu o ddichell o fewn y pum mlynedd diwethaf (Gwelliant 126)
Diolch, Llywydd. Llywydd, I have a lot of sympathy with what's just been said by the Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. I share with him the concern about political discourse in recent years and the falsehoods—blatant falsehoods, it appears to me—that…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 5: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau nad ydynt wedi eu cofrestru ar y gofrestr etholiadol mewn cyfeiriad yng Nghymru (Gwelliannau 57, 38, 39, 40)
Withdrawn.
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 5: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau nad ydynt wedi eu cofrestru ar y gofrestr etholiadol mewn cyfeiriad yng Nghymru (Gwelliannau 57, 38, 39, 40)
I move.
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 5: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau nad ydynt wedi eu cofrestru ar y gofrestr etholiadol mewn cyfeiriad yng Nghymru (Gwelliannau 57, 38, 39, 40)
Diolch, Llywydd. Can I just say that I completely appreciate the point that was made about the fact that you're either on or not on the register and therefore that's a clear test that could be applied in respect of residency? But we all know that there are…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 5: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau nad ydynt wedi eu cofrestru ar y gofrestr etholiadol mewn cyfeiriad yng Nghymru (Gwelliannau 57, 38, 39, 40)
Yes, we do have a right, but there's no requirement for that to be given to Members of the Senedd. There's no absolute requirement or duty each time an amendment is made to that register for it to be furnished to Members. The 21-day grace period is therefore…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 5: Anghymhwyso rhag bod yn Aelod o’r Senedd neu’n ymgeisydd: personau nad ydynt wedi eu cofrestru ar y gofrestr etholiadol mewn cyfeiriad yng Nghymru (Gwelliannau 57, 38, 39, 40)
Diolch, Llywydd. I move amendments 38, 39, 40, and 57, all of which have been tabled in my name. Currently, unless you are disqualified from standing as a candidate or from holding office as a Member of the Senedd due to holding a particular office, you can…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 4: Cynyddu nifer uchaf Gweinidogion Cymru drwy reoliadau (Gwelliannau 1, 52, 3)
Thank you.
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 4: Cynyddu nifer uchaf Gweinidogion Cymru drwy reoliadau (Gwelliannau 1, 52, 3)
I will move, but I’m happy to withdraw if I can have a commitment from the Minister in relation to working with him to bring forward an amendment at Stage 3.
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 4: Cynyddu nifer uchaf Gweinidogion Cymru drwy reoliadau (Gwelliannau 1, 52, 3)
Thank you, Llywydd. I'm very pleased to hear of the Government's support for the amendment in relation to a supermajority vote being required in order to increase the number of Ministers. I think it is entirely appropriate that that should be the case, given…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 4: Cynyddu nifer uchaf Gweinidogion Cymru drwy reoliadau (Gwelliannau 1, 52, 3)
But the reality is—. I'm glad to hear you say that it is not unwieldy, Minister, because that's the evidence that your colleague provided to us. So, perhaps he should reconsider it. [Laughter.] But the reality is that portfolio responsibilities need not be so…
5 Mawrth 2024 , Committee of the Whole Senedd
Grŵp 4: Cynyddu nifer uchaf Gweinidogion Cymru drwy reoliadau (Gwelliannau 1, 52, 3)
Diolch, Llywydd. I move amendment 1, tabled in my name. At present, the Government of Wales Act 2006 sets a limit of 12 on the maximum number of people that can hold ministerial office in the Welsh Government, in addition to the First Minister and the Counsel…
