Hi and thanks for the interest. Brexit has pretty much consumed everything but (as I think I explain if not in this video then certainly in another on Con Reform) the House of Lords and Devolution are still working in progress. Then there is electoral reform but I would certainly not be holding my breath on any of that. Hope that helps.
Hello Paul/Bert, I notice you say the EVEL plan "didn't work", yet all I can find on the net shows that it is now current legislation. I wonder if you could clarify what you mean when you say it didn't work. Thanks PS thanks for the excellent videos
EVEL is English votes for English laws. Currently legislation that affect England can be voted upon by MPs from Scotland, N Ireland and Wales but not vice versa under devolved powers. It's not in current legislation, the West Lothian question still exists.
Some clarification on EVEL (and thanks to Anagzable for pointing this out.) As often happens with Constitutional Reform, we have something that it is half of one thing and half of another that really does little to solve matters or please anyone. Essentially, there is an extra stage introduced that is open only to MPs from England and Wales. This really does precious little but allow MPs to kill the bill at that point, but of course because most bills are introduced by gov't and the gov't enjoys a majority then it is hard to see exactly what this really achieves. The bill then returns to the whole house where it will go through the usual stages. So, yes, we have an extra EVEL stage but that is about it and Scottish MPs will still have a say in legislation that doesn't affect them. More details can be found here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33370064
Hi, what are the key proposals for further constitutional reform?
Hi and thanks for the interest. Brexit has pretty much consumed everything but (as I think I explain if not in this video then certainly in another on Con Reform) the House of Lords and Devolution are still working in progress. Then there is electoral reform but I would certainly not be holding my breath on any of that. Hope that helps.
Hello Paul/Bert,
I notice you say the EVEL plan "didn't work", yet all I can find on the net shows that it is now current legislation. I wonder if you could clarify what you mean when you say it didn't work.
Thanks
PS thanks for the excellent videos
EVEL is English votes for English laws. Currently legislation that affect England can be voted upon by MPs from Scotland, N Ireland and Wales but not vice versa under devolved powers. It's not in current legislation, the West Lothian question still exists.
Some clarification on EVEL (and thanks to Anagzable for pointing this out.) As often happens with Constitutional Reform, we have something that it is half of one thing and half of another that really does little to solve matters or please anyone. Essentially, there is an extra stage introduced that is open only to MPs from England and Wales. This really does precious little but allow MPs to kill the bill at that point, but of course because most bills are introduced by gov't and the gov't enjoys a majority then it is hard to see exactly what this really achieves. The bill then returns to the whole house where it will go through the usual stages. So, yes, we have an extra EVEL stage but that is about it and Scottish MPs will still have a say in legislation that doesn't affect them. More details can be found here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33370064