4. 4. Plaid Cymru Debate: The Wales Bill and the Electoral System

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:15 pm on 29 June 2016.

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Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative 3:15, 29 June 2016

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I just say that the Conservative group will oppose the motion? But we will support the amendment, and, if the amendment carries, we will then support the amended motion. The problem I have with Plaid Cymru’s approach is it endorses STV and I think we need to have thorough consideration of how it would operate in practice in the different levels of government. We don’t have a line, as a group, on whether we should use a particular form of electoral arrangement, but we do think the power should come to the Assembly so that we can examine the choices.