Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:53 pm on 13 November 2019.
Just very briefly, Deputy Presiding Officer, I'd like to thank the Counsel General for his support to the amendments that will disqualify, on the face of the Bill, Members of the Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly and European Parliament from serving as Members of this Senedd in addition to those other roles earlier mentioned.
And then there are the amendments introduced by David Melding. The disqualification of councillors has been debated this afternoon. I would just repeat that neither I nor the Commission included that disqualification in the original legislation presented because there was no mandate for us to do so. So, it is a matter for the Assembly this afternoon to decide whether that disqualification should remain on the face of the Bill or not.