Select Committee · Scottish Affairs Committee
English Votes for English Laws inquiry
Status: Closed
Opened: 21 Jul 2015
Closed: 5 May 2016
The Committee considered the Government’s proposals to amend the House of Commons' Standing Orders to accommodate English Votes for English Laws (EVEL). With 'English Votes for English Laws' the Government aimed to answer what has become known as the 'West-Lothian Question' - the situation where MPs representing constituencies outside England can vote on laws which …