Should Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish MPs be entitled to vote on legislation which only affects England?
The issue of English votes for English laws (EVEL), commonly known as the West Lothian question, refers to whether MPs from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should be able to vote on matters that affect only England. Some argue that because of the Barnett formula, issues in England greatly affect Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Barnett formula automatically adjusts levels of public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland based on the population of each nation and which powers are devolved to them.
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Yes, because England and Westminster clearly has a say on how legislation is made in Wales etc. Not directly, but financially they control the budget that ultimately each country has, so indirectly they have a say. So we should have a say on that.. for example HS2 would not be a Wales & England project if this was implemented, and Wales would be owed billions in funding!
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All Westminster MP's vote on all Westminster and MP's in all other Parliaments inc England's new Parliament vote on theirs.
There should be a new English parliament then MP's can vote on matters across the UK within the UK wide legislature, but taking consideration that the UK still has (and should have) 3 judiciary systems. The excective must remember that while it puts bills before parliament on behalf of the Crown like the Crown the Executive is still subject to Parliament. It need not sit in Westminster (though it currently does) and if as King James once suggested it moved to Carlisle; then the English parliament shouldn't consider London but could consider another historic seat of England's parliaments, or even the fact that they used to move about!
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