England

Cards (4)

  • West Lothian Question
    Questions whether its fair that Scottish MPs can vote in Westminster of bills that only affect England but English MPs can no longer vote on matters devolved to Scottish parliament
  • English Votes for English Laws (EEVL)
    Used to addressed the West Lothian Question. By giving English or English and Welsh MPs two opportunities to veto bills that only affect England or England and Wales. It was used in 51 bills and 237 statutory instruments. It has since been scrapped
  • Barnett Formula

    Used by UK treasury to calculate the annual block grants for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland's executives. Determines overall funding
  • Government Act (2000)

    Enables local authorities to offer their voters a referendum over whether they wanted their own directly elected mayors. By 2016, the electorate rejected the mayor in 37 out of 53 referendums