, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Yes, no problem at all.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Sam, you're content. Thanks very much. Joel James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
I see. Okay. Thanks for that. Sam Rowlands.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay. And there are no contrary views to that, no. Okay, thanks very much. Well, again, then, Nia or Jess, there are a number of networks and groups working with the newly enfranchised populations in Wales, including the Democracy Group Cymru, which you…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much, Liz. Okay. Well, thank you for that. Before we turn to other committee members, a couple of questions from me on the electoral management board. Do you think the democracy and boundary commission is the right body to establish a new…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
I see. Okay. Thanks, Megan.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you for that, Jess. Would anybody like to add anything to that? Megan.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Yes, Jess, please.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay. Diolch yn fawr. As I say, thank you all very much for coming in to give evidence to the committee today. Perhaps I might begin with a few questions and firstly, very general, general principles. Could you share your reflections on the Bill as a whole?…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay, welcome back to committee members, and may I welcome our witnesses for this, our second evidence session on the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill? Would you like to introduce yourselves for the record, perhaps starting with Megan?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Thank you. Okay then, committee will break briefly before our next evidence session.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Okay, Dr Huebner. Well, thank you very much for that. If there are no other questions from committee members, that concludes this particular evidence session. You will be sent a transcript of this session, Dr Huebner, to enable you to check the factual…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Yes, thanks, Sam. I think it is an interesting exchange, isn't it? Dr Huebner, you mentioned young people's perhaps disappointment, or even frustration, although you didn't put it in those terms, in terms of engagement of the political process with schools. I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Anything, really, that improves data collection and how it would be relevant to diversity and gaps.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
I see. And just one further question from me before, I think, we'll move on to another committee member, Dr Huebner, that's around data collection: how would improved data collection allow Welsh Government to understand the current gaps in terms of diversity…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
No, okay. A further matter, Dr Huebner, on electoral registration without application—I wonder if you might again offer some thoughts on the potential risks involved in adopting that system and, in particular, is the 45-day notice period for electors to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Okay, Joel. Dr Huebner, I wonder if I could ask you one or two further questions. When you talk about inclusivity, in terms of the online voter information platform, would you have any thoughts on how it could be ensured that information on the platform is…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Joel, do you want to continue with further questions?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Yes, absolutely, Joel.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Okay, Carolyn. Thanks very much. Joel.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Okay, Sam. Carolyn. Carolyn Thomas.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Okay. Thank you very much, Dr Huebner. We'll turn to another committee member now, Sam Rowlands. Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Oh, I see. So, really it's partly a matter of futureproofing the legislation, as technology changes and develops.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
Yes, well, thank you very much for that. You mentioned the aspect of responsiveness, Dr Huebner. I wonder if I could just ask you a little more about that because you have said that responsiveness should be added to the Welsh Government's six principles for…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1
We will move on then to item 2, which is the committee's scrutiny of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and our first evidence session. I'm very pleased to welcome Dr Christine Huebner, lecturer in quantitative social sciences at the University of…
