I thank the Member for that intervention. The scrutiny provisions already encompass provision to report on the effectiveness of these provisions in relation to the extension of the franchise to qualifying foreign citizens and also the candidacy provisions and the membership provisions. So, I wanted to encompass within that broader review mechanism the full spectrum of the changes to the Bill that we hope will prevail into Stage 4, for the reason that her question implies.

In the Government's view, amendments 5 and 61, and those consequentials, should be rejected. The practical effect of restoring the position to the position before these amendments were introduced in the Bill means that there are distinctions that none of us, I think, would regard as particularly sensible. So, a Swedish citizen resident in Wales can be registered to vote, but a Norwegian citizen likewise resident here cannot be registered to vote, because Norway happens to be a member of the EEA and not the EU. I would contend that, in our globalised world, those distinctions aren't defensible. And, in these particular times, we should be reminding everyone that Wales remains open to the world and values the contribution of all who have made their home here in Wales. 

And to the point in relation to public engagement with this question, the Assembly Commission's own consultation on creating a Parliament for Wales asked whether all those legally resident in Wales should be allowed to vote in Assembly elections, irrespective of their nationality or citizenship, and 66 per cent of those respondents agreed that they should. So, the test of whether someone should be able to vote for, stand for, or be a member of, the Senedd should be whether they are lawfully resident here in Wales—