Business question from Viscount Hailsham (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 2 March 2006. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
Business of the House
The Leader of the House will be aware that, in Scottish questions, a great deal of anxiety was expressed about the propriety of Scottish Members voting on English-only business. May we have a debate on that issue? The House needs to assert the principle of accountability, which means that Members of Parliament are accountable to their constituents. If their constituents are not affected by the decisions that they take, there is no accountability, and that infringes on the basic principle of democracy.
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- 2005-06
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