Further supplementary memorandum submitted
by the Campaign for an English Parliament
We are members of the Campaign for an English
Parliament, and have been informed of an inquiry undertaken by
the Justice Committee of the House of Commons, under the above
title.
As registered English voters, we are extremely
concerned at the unfairness of The English Question, whereby
Scottish MPs can vote on all English matters, but English MPs
cannot vote on most Scottish matters. This entirely undemocratic
and totally unacceptable. The proper solution to the "West
Lothian" question is to have an English Parliament, with
the same devolved powers as the Scottish Parliament.
We are also outraged at the unjustifiable benefits
and privileges enjoyed by the people living in Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland, which are heavily subsidised by English
taxpayers.
We have enclosed a list of examples of this
shocking unbalance within the UK, and feel the English people
must have their own Parliament, to safeguard their standard of
living, which seems to be rapidly plunging below that of the rest
of the UK, and also to safeguard their national identity, which
is in danger of being eroded with the threat of Regional assemblies
still hovering in the background.
From a personal point of view, life seems to
be much harder, more worrying, financially, for the elderly, if
you reside in England. This is a disgrace, and having an English
Parliament would redress the imbalance.
Jean and Eric Wood
January 2008
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