Devolution (Implications for England) Debate
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Charlie Elphicke
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Devolution (Implications for England)
Charlie Elphicke Excerpts(9 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Hague
I have answered that question several times. Liberal Democrats propose the devolution of law-making powers to city regions or to other smaller local authority units. We are not proposing that in the Conservative party. The laws that relate to the hon. Gentleman’s constituency and to mine are set in this Parliament, and it is the setting of those laws that we are discussing in this Command Paper.
Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)
My constituents feel that we should have a fair Union, which means a fair deal for England. They say that laws that apply only to England should be voted on only by English MPs, and that anyone who does not subscribe to that view does not speak up properly for England.