Richard Commission Press Release For Issue at 11.00
am, Monday 31 March
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Richard Commission Issues Consultation Paper on Electoral
Arrangements
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| The Richard Commission is today
publishing a consultation paper relating to the second
part of its terms of reference, dealing with the electoral
arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales. The Commission
issued its first consultation paper, relating to powers,
in November 2002. |
| Copies of the document will be
available from 2pm on Monday from its offices at Caradog
House, 1-6 Saint Andrews Place, Cardiff. Please contact
Eirian Dyer on 029 2034 4274. |
| Explaining the Commission’s
approach Lord Richard said: |
| In our first consultation paper
we set out our intention to take a very practical approach
to the terms of reference – focusing on how things
work at the moment and how they could be improved. |
| The Commission intends to take
a similar approach to the electoral arrangements aspect
of our remit. We do not intend to examine in detail, from
first principles, all the possible alternatives to the
present electoral system. The approach is to consider
the strengths and weaknesses of the existing system and
then to consider possible improvements. The questions
we have set out are those which seem to us most relevant
but if there are any other issues we should be thinking
about we want to hear them. We hope that as many people
as possible will send us their views.’ |
| Notes for editors |
| Background, Membership and Terms
of Reference are included in the paper. |
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Any enquiries regarding this release,
please contact Eirian Dyer on the above number.
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