At the moment The Scotish labour party are having a meeting as to go independant, do you think that because of the fact that the Scotish MPS have a vote in the English Parliment and the English do not in thiers it is fair, the current governmant has five scots Mps on the cbinet wjth more as undersecretaries, I think the balnce is wrong , do you?
2006-11-26 04:09:24 · 4 answers · asked by john r 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I live in Scotland and 100% agree with you. The present system is grossly unfair and unjustifiable. Scottish MPs should not be allowed to vote or even debate bills that do not relate to the whole of the UK. BLiar's health and education bills would not have passed if the scottish labour MPs hadn't voted for them. Yet the Scottish parliament determines health and education issues in Scotland and English MPs have no say over them.
2006-11-26 04:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is just the West Lothian question originally tabled to the Houses of Parliament by local MP Tam Dalziell. He brought this up several years ago - long before the Scottish parliament. It is true where a motion or ruling in the main house only affects England only English MP's should have a vote other bills affect the UK as a whole and therefore there is still a need for Welsh, Scottish and Irish MPs to have a vote on these issues. There is also discontent in the Scottish political circles about the amount of influence Westminster has on decisions made there. Not through representation but by dictating which motions can and cannot be discussed so it is a two way street.
2006-11-26 04:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by StephE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - I completely disagree with the way things are - and feel that an MP should only have a vte in 1 house - either Scotland / Wales or in the English parliament... OR that they do not have a vote on items that will not affect their own country, because they set their own regulations in this area of government.
2006-11-26 04:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by Robert W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scotland was vastly underrepresented for centuries, but that was then, let your Prime Minister decide who is best to serve in his government and not base it on geography, unless you desire independece or a federal system of government, but either way It doesnt matter to me im not British, though it is a beutiful nation.
2006-11-26 04:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by asmith1022_2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋