Government of Wales Bill

No, I will make some progress. At paragraph 4.58, the commission states:"““As the Commission on the Powers and Electoral Arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales (Richard Commission) noted, it may encourage parties, particularly small ones, not to field strong candidates in constituency seats, where they have less chance of success, keeping them instead for the region where they would be more likely to be elected. This could have a negative impact on the quality of constituency contests and unduly favour incumbent candidates.””" Therefore, the Arbuthnott commission has definitely considered the Welsh situation, and is making points that are applicable.