6. Debate on the Report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform — Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:11 pm on 8 June 2022.

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Photo of James Evans James Evans Conservative 5:11, 8 June 2022

No, thank you. 

You say the public voted for this in your manifestos, but there is nothing in your manifestos to say that we're going to have 96 more Members. Plaid Cymru came third in the last election—not first, not second, but third—so I don't think anybody on that side of this Chamber has got a mandate for change. We, on these benches, trust the public to make big decisions. We believe in empowering the people of Wales, and we believe that the public want and deserve a say on these matters. So, I say to Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, 'Pull the cotton wool out of your ears, stop hiding behind the sofa and let's have a referendum'.