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| David Cameron faces the Commons liaison committee | David Cameron faces the Commons liaison committee |
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| David Cameron is preparing to appear before the Liaison Committee of senior MPs, with questions set to include 'English votes for English laws'. | David Cameron is preparing to appear before the Liaison Committee of senior MPs, with questions set to include 'English votes for English laws'. |
| The committee is made up of the MPs who chair Commons select committees. The PM appears before them three times a year. | The committee is made up of the MPs who chair Commons select committees. The PM appears before them three times a year. |
| Questions will focus on Mr Cameron's plans for devolution in the UK following the Scottish referendum vote. | Questions will focus on Mr Cameron's plans for devolution in the UK following the Scottish referendum vote. |
| The session, which begins at 10:30 GMT, will also look at the case for a constitutional convention. | The session, which begins at 10:30 GMT, will also look at the case for a constitutional convention. |
| All the main parties are committed to devolving further powers to Scotland but there is disagreement over the question of voting reform at Westminster. | All the main parties are committed to devolving further powers to Scotland but there is disagreement over the question of voting reform at Westminster. |
| Mr Cameron says that further Scottish devolution should be linked to changes at Westminster to bring in 'English votes for English laws'. | |
| Barnett formula | |
| The Conservatives argue that it is unfair that Scottish MPs should help decide how things such as schools and the health service are run in England when English MPs have no such say over how they are run in Scotland. | |
| Labour opposes the Tory plans, claiming they would create two classes of MPs. Instead Labour wants to see more devolution within England to regions and cities. | |
| The Lib Dems favour both more devolution within England and a tweak to the Commons system to ensure that England's MPs have more of a say than other MPs over legislation that only covers England. | The Lib Dems favour both more devolution within England and a tweak to the Commons system to ensure that England's MPs have more of a say than other MPs over legislation that only covers England. |
| With no realistic prospect of agreement in what remains of the current parliament, the three main parties are expected to set out their rival proposals for reform at next year's general election. | With no realistic prospect of agreement in what remains of the current parliament, the three main parties are expected to set out their rival proposals for reform at next year's general election. |
| The liaison committee will also question Mr Cameron over the Barnett formula - the mechanism for deciding levels of government spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. | |
| Under the formula, spending per head in Scotland is higher than in England. | |
| Mr Cameron faces a rebellion in parliament later as MPs vote on a motion to review the Barnett formula. Dozens of Tory rebels are expected to support the motion. |