Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move all of the amendments in this group, which are the only amendments. My intention here, Dirprwy Lywydd, is to reverse the amendments made by the Welsh Government at Stage 2, which extend the voting franchise to qualifying foreign citizens. I remain extremely frustrated by the ramshackle way in which the Welsh Government is forcing through such substantial changes to our electoral system in Wales. As I said at Stage 2, piggybacking this particular reform on this piece of legislation is not satisfactory. In fact, it's a very poor form of legislating, to put it mildly, and sets a more general poor precedent for the development of legislative proposals and their scrutiny at the relevant stages.

I have to say, if I was unsure of this at Stage 2, the presence of flip-flopping amendments at Stage 3 have just confirmed that some of the significant electoral changes have not been thought through, and I think the Government has quite a lot to answer for in this respect. This is ultimately—this section—half-baked legislation, and it flies in the face of everything that this institution has achieved over the last eight years in improving the clarity and transparency of law making.

I would have no objection to the Minister bringing forward proposals in his own Bill, which then could be thoroughly scrutinised. At the moment, as I understand it, Irish citizens and Commonwealth citizens will still qualify to vote in Senedd elections. What happens to European citizens who currently are qualified to vote is an important issue, and it's one I think I would probably support in terms of ensuring that they retain their right to the franchise.

I have real difficulties, however, with those citizens who have been welcomed to Wales and are working here and are settled here, but who have not got any firm citizenship and are not in the categories of Commonwealth or current European citizens, receiving the vote without serious consideration. I think we need to look at the grounds on which we think that would be appropriate, and if it is or not. So, that's the sort of examination that we've not had. Therefore, I do think it makes this part of the Bill, as now amended, dysfunctional.

I have to say as well, Llywydd—and your heart will probably sink—that if this remains in the Bill, then our group is probably going to be whipped at Stage 4 to vote against the Bill. I have to say that that is a matter of profound regret to me, and I do not think that a Commission Bill should be lost—if that was a consequence; obviously, it would be up to the Assembly—as a consequence of a major reform not brought by the Member in charge, but sort of hijacked and brought in by the Government. I really think it's a very, very poor show.

So, let's keep this Bill focused on the elements that have been scrutinised. Surely we should agree to that principle. The renaming of the Assembly, the extension of the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds and the reforms to the disqualification criteria: these are really substantial gains. They strengthen our democracy. I really think that bringing in this proposal to allow people who are not citizens or have any citizenship-like relationship currently should not simply occur without serious examination and scrutiny. So, I do hope that Members will agree to reverse the amendments made at Stage 2 and remove this provision from the Bill, and I so move.