The hon. Gentleman's point about Scottish MPs, and perhaps even Welsh MPs, not voting on English issues has been made many times. While we still have the Barnett formula, decisions on expenditure on health and education made in England have an influence on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is therefore perfectly proper that we should have an interest in those decisions and the way in which they are made.
Christmas Adjournment
Proceeding contribution from
Roger Williams
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 December 2007.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Christmas Adjournment.
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