The right hon. Gentleman is, of course, right to acknowledge that some important changes were made during those years, but the answer to the English question that Labour chose was to describe England as “the regions”, and to work on the basis of regional devolution. That has been rejected by the people, because the people say that England is a nation, and the demand from them is that England should have its say. There should be fairness for England, too. What is Labour going to do about that?
Devolution (Scotland Referendum)
Proceeding contribution from
Oliver Heald
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 October 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Devolution (Scotland Referendum).
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