Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:39 pm on 13 November 2019.
And I think, in dealing with the amendments, I will just reflect on how we are in our present position. As David and Suzy's remarks have of course indicated, the Bill as introduced made no provision for the extension, but at Stage 2 the Assembly has supported that principle, as it did the principle of extending the rights of candidacy and membership of the Senedd.
David's amendments in this group obviously invite us to reverse that Stage 2 set of decisions by removing all the new references inserted at that stage—amendment 5 would take out section 11, which confers the voting rights, and amendment 61 would omit the provision in Schedule 3 to the Bill that effectively permits qualifying foreign citizens to stand for and be Members. The other amendments are consequential on that.