Should Devolution be extended to England?
Against
For
Wales and Northern Ireland would need to have the same level of devolution as Scotland and England
A new financial settlement to decide how taxation is divided between the 4 parts would have to be negotiated
An English parliament would need legislation and probably an overall constitutional settlement for the UK
An extra tier of politicians would need to be created and there would be the expense of running the English parliament
Devolution should take place to regions or city and countries given the size of england
reorganisation of government departments would be very complex and time-consuming
Opinion Polls suggest support for an English parliament but only when asked
what role would Westminster play?
England is much bigger than the other devolved countries so the federal system, would be unbalanced
four parts of the UK may need more equal representation than their population suggests
Blair tried North east devolved powers that failed
conflict between English and UK prime ministers
Not a high priority for voters (more keen on "barring non-english MPs from voting on English only matters")
Overwhelming levels of decentralised powers confusing where the power is- DEVO-Max
BBC survey puts overall support for an English Parliament at 41%
An English Parliament provides the only clear solution to English only issues being decided by a parliament elected for England
Turn Britain into a federal country rather than the half-way house created by devolution
Same policy areas controlled by an English parliament as are decided in Scotland and Wales
Most people feel disconnected from decisions made at Westminster
English votes for English laws (EVEL) would create 2 classes of MPs
13% of people think politicians in Westminster reflect their real concerns
Brexit was driven by a form of English Nationalism