England

• Councils

  Responsible for vast range of services

  Provide ongoing support for people going through the hardest times

  Single tier = responsible for all services
• County Councils

  Adult social care

  Children’s services

  Public health

  Waste disposal

  High roads

  Parking

  Libraries
• District Councils

  Building regulators

  Elections

  Housing

  Community safety

  Environmental health

  Local planning

  Parks
• GLA

  Elected Mayor of London : Sadiq Khan And London Assembly

  Responsible for making the budget and improving London’s environment

  Mayor is held accountable by publicly examining policies during committee hearings

  More politically powerful than PM because mayors are directly elected
• English Votes for English Laws

  West Lothian Question - raised question about the participation of MPs in Scotland, Wales and NI

  2015-2021- HOC standing orders gave effect

  HOC agreed to suspend EVEL standing orders
• Should England have its own parliament? Yes

  It would provide parity with the rest of the UK

  Conservative MP proposed via PMB a referendum on establishing on English Parliament but it failed
• Should England have its own Parliament? No

  Lacks public mandate and enthusiasm