HC 523 - The Future of the Union, Part One: English Votes for English Laws

HC 523 - The Future of the Union, Part One: English Votes for English Laws
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Publisher : The Stationery Office
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ISBN-10 : 9780215091079
ISBN-13 : 0215091078
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Book Synopsis HC 523 - The Future of the Union, Part One: English Votes for English Laws by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Download or read book HC 523 - The Future of the Union, Part One: English Votes for English Laws written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2016 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is highly regrettable that the 1997 Parliament voted to proceed with devolution to Scotland and Wales without proper consideration being given to the well rehearsed West Lothian Question. It was a failure to do so then that has led to the difficulties that the present Government is now seeking to address through EVEL. As devolution from the UK level to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland continues to develop, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests an increasing impatience with the constitutional anomalies to which this gives rise in England. This was amplified during the 2015 General Election campaign, in which the Conservatives focused voters' minds on the possibility of SNP MPs holding the balance of power. Of all the potential remedies to the "English Question" that have arisen from devolution, the principle of English Votes for English Laws commands consistent and substantial popular support. Put simply, there appears to be a strong English demand for English Votes for English Laws. As we heard from Professor Wyn Jones,"on balance, [the data suggest] that there is support for the principle of English votes for English laws in Scotland and in Wales." As yet however, we have very little evidence about whether this support extends to the present scheme and its effects. Nor, as is explored later in this Report, does this support extend to any political party in the House of Commons other than the Conservative Party.


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