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Finding the good in EVEL: an evaluation of 'English Votes for English Laws' in the House of Commons / Daniel Gover and Michael Kenny.
Contributor(s): Kenny, Michael [author.]
| Centre on Constitutional Change [publisher.] | University College, London. Constitution Unit [issuing body.].Publisher: Edinburgh : Centre on Constitutional Change, 2016Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781527203761.Subject(s): Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons -- Law and legislation | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons -- Procedure | Parliamentary practice -- Great Britain -- 21st centuryOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: Recent political developments have focused attention on the ‘English Question’. In response to the 2014 Scottish referendum result, the UK government initiated a procedural reform in the House of Commons known as ‘English Votes for English Laws’ (EVEL), which was formally adopted in October 2015. This report results from an in-depth academic research project into EVEL. It evaluates how the procedures fared during their first year in operation, and weighs arguments for and against such a reform. Based on this analysis, it makes a series of constructive proposals to improve the current system.
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Recent political developments have focused attention on the ‘English Question’. In response to the 2014 Scottish referendum result, the UK government initiated a procedural reform in the House of Commons known as ‘English Votes for English Laws’ (EVEL), which was formally adopted in October 2015. This report results from an in-depth academic research project into EVEL. It evaluates how the procedures fared during their first year in operation, and weighs arguments for and against such a reform. Based on this analysis, it makes a series of constructive proposals to improve the current system.