English Votes on English Laws Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

English Votes on English Laws

Patrick Grady Excerpts
Thursday 2nd July 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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That is absolutely correct. This is a United Kingdom Parliament. We have a majority in the United Kingdom Parliament and we are fulfilling our manifesto commitments. We are doing so not simply on this issue but by delivering more powers than ever to the Scottish Parliament.

Patrick Grady Portrait Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)
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I am not sure whether we are hearing proposals for English votes for English laws or for Tory votes for Tory laws. It is interesting to hear the words “double majority” in the statement because, of course, that principle was ruled out for the European referendum. May I build on the question asked by my hon. Friend from Plaid Cymru, the hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams)? He asked for worked examples of legislation from history, about how they would have worked, and about how this would apply to other procedures in the House, such as private Members’ Bills, ten-minute rule Bills, Opposition day debates and so on. Are we going to get detail on that?