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'English votes for English laws' plan to be set out New 'veto' announced for English MPs
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The government is expected to set out its proposals to give MPs from English constituencies the final say on laws affecting England only. The government will give MPs from English constituencies a new "veto" over laws affecting England only.
It is thought all MPs would still vote on legislation but a special committee of English MPs would make final changes, under the proposals. Commons Leader Chris Grayling said the change, also applying in some cases to Welsh MPs, would bring "real fairness to our constitutional arrangements".
Commons leader Chris Grayling is expected to announce the plans to MPs. MPs will vote with tablet computers in cases where the new "double majority" system applies.
Labour said it was an "outrage" that ministers wanted to rush into making "profound constitutional change".
Shadow Commons leader Angela Eagle said the plans risked creating two classes of MPs and urged the government to seek cross-party agreement.
Under the proposals, all MPs would continue to vote on all key stages of legislation.
But English MPs - and in some cases English and Welsh MPs - will have a veto in Westminster when debating matters that have been devolved to the devolved administrations.
The SNP claims the plan would create a "two-tier" Commons and is expected to oppose it.The SNP claims the plan would create a "two-tier" Commons and is expected to oppose it.
In their election manifesto, the Conservatives pledged that decisions on matters affecting England or England and Wales should be taken with the consent of the majority of MPs only from those two nations.In their election manifesto, the Conservatives pledged that decisions on matters affecting England or England and Wales should be taken with the consent of the majority of MPs only from those two nations.
MPs will debate the changes on 15 July, Mr Grayling said.
With more powers set to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament after September's independence referendum, Tory MPs have said it is not right that MPs representing Scottish constituencies can continue to determine laws affecting England only.With more powers set to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament after September's independence referendum, Tory MPs have said it is not right that MPs representing Scottish constituencies can continue to determine laws affecting England only.
It is understood that the government intends to change the way laws are made by changing the rules - known as standing orders - that dictate how Parliament conducts its business and it could become law by the time Parliament rises for its summer recess.It is understood that the government intends to change the way laws are made by changing the rules - known as standing orders - that dictate how Parliament conducts its business and it could become law by the time Parliament rises for its summer recess.
The SNP has said any changes to the way legislation is scrutinised would create two classes of MPs and should only be introduced through primary legislation, which would require months of debate and multiple votes.The SNP has said any changes to the way legislation is scrutinised would create two classes of MPs and should only be introduced through primary legislation, which would require months of debate and multiple votes.
But David Cameron has stressed that all members of parliament would still vote on all bills, and argued that it is unfair for Scotland to decide its own laws on devolved matters, only for Scottish MPs to have a say on business that affects only England or Wales.But David Cameron has stressed that all members of parliament would still vote on all bills, and argued that it is unfair for Scotland to decide its own laws on devolved matters, only for Scottish MPs to have a say on business that affects only England or Wales.
The Daily Telegraph reported this week that the proposals closely match an idea from the former Commons leader William Hague before the election.
This would see a special committee of English MPs created which could make changes to bills affecting only English voters before they are finally voted on in the Commons.
The newspaper said the process of changing standing orders would only need one vote by MPs to approve, and this vote was planned to happen before the summer recess at the end of July.
But the Telegraph added that senior Tory MPs were considering tabling rebel amendments barring Scottish MPs from voting in the Commons on all English-only laws.