| ID | 123777 |
| Title Proper | Report of the commission on the consequences of Devolution for the House of Commons (the McKay Commission) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mclean, Iain |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The report of the McKay Commission on the Consequences of Devolution for the House of Commons is reviewed. The Commission, which contained experts on parliamentary procedure, raised a number of important and difficult questions; the answers are less impressive than the questions. In view of the difficulties of any scheme, including that proposed by the Commission, for what is popularly known as "English Votes on English Laws," policymakers should revisit one of the options that was specifically ruled out of McKay's terms of reference. This would be a reduction in the numbers, but not the powers, of MPs from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in the way that applied to Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1979. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 84, No.3; Jul-Sep 2013: p.395-398 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 84, No.3; Jul-Sep 2013: p.395-398 |
| Key Words | McKay ; Sir William ; West Lothian Question English Votes on English Laws ; Gladstone ; W E ; Harcourt |