Memorandum by Mr Courtney Williams (RG
06)
1. DEVOLUTION
When devolution was granted to Scotland it was
granted to a country and not to a region.
When a lesser devolution was applied to Wales
it was granted to a country and not to a region.
2. THE WEST
LOTHIAN QUESTION
An anomaly then occurred whereby an MPs representing,
in particular a Scottish constituency could vote upon English
matters but an MP representing an English constituency could not
vote upon Scottish matters.
This is often called the West Lothian question and
has yet to be answered.
3. THE NORTH
EAST PROJECT
The government then, in accordance with democratic
principals, piloted the concept of dividing England into regions.
The area chosen was the North East. The people of the North East
rejected the idea.
4. ABANDONMENT
OF DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPALS
To revisit the concept of regions for England
would be to ignore the decision by the people of the northeast.
A decision gained through democratic process and principals. If
this government introduces regionalisation it will defy the people
of the North East and abandon the principals of a true democracy.
5. THE WAY
FORWARD
England must be treated with the same respect
as all the countries in the United Kingdom. They must be granted
the right to an English parliament. MP's of various political
persuasions may view this as a disadvantage to their own political
ends, but this is a true democracy and those principals must be
given priority. Currently the peoples of England are being discriminated
against. That cannot be allowed to continue and any other institution
other than an English Parliament would be to further that discrimination.
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