Negative

• All MPs are still able to vote on the final reading of the bill so in theory non-English Mps could still prevent a bill. critics argue that the SNP did this when it voted to oppose the loosening of Sunday trading laws in England
• EVEL gave the ruling conservatives an unfair advantage since it won the majority of English seats at the 2015, 2107 and 2019 election. EVEL can allow the government to increase its dominance of parliament