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New 'veto' announced for English MPs New 'veto' announced for English MPs
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The government will give MPs from English constituencies a new "veto" over laws affecting England only.The government will give MPs from English constituencies a new "veto" over laws affecting England only.
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 said the change, also applying in some cases to Welsh MPs, would bring "real fairness to our constitutional arrangements".
MPs will vote with tablet computers in cases where the new "double majority" system applies.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".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. Shadow Commons leader Angela Eagle said the plans risked creating two classes of MPs and accused the Conservatives of a "cynical" attempt to "manufacture itself a very much larger" majority in the Commons.
Under the proposals, all MPs would continue to vote on all key stages of legislation.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.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.
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.MPs will debate the changes on 15 July, Mr Grayling said.
Changes will be made to the rules - known as standing orders - that dictate how Parliament conducts its business.
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. Mr Grayling told MPs Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were getting a "stronger voice" and that it was "only fair" to do the same for England.
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 Speaker will be asked to certify which bills or parts of bills relate to England or England and Wales only, he said, with a new stage added before the draft legislation gets its third reading.
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. Tablets will be used so MPs can instantly register whether they have used their veto where the "double majority" rule applies, he added.
There will be no changes in the House of Lords, he added.
To jeers from opposition benches, Mr Grayling said: "Today we are answering the West Lothian Question", a reference to the constitutional anomaly that lets Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland MP at Westminster vote on measures that only apply in England.
The SNP's Pete Wishart described the English votes policy as a "cobbled together unworkable mess", and said it was "totally unacceptable".
He said this policy showed that the Tories were doing their best to ensure Scotland would become an independent country.