should there be an English parliament

Question 1

devolution is currently asymmetrical with England as the only one of four nations of the UK without its own parliament

Answer 1

The population and therefore the number of MPs that England has already dominates the UK parliament so why would an English parliament be needed

Question 2

it would resolve the west Lothian question , it could resolve concerns over the Barnett formula and funding of other regions

Answer 2

would raise the question of the legitimacy and powers not the UK gov if bought into exsistence

Question 3

it would continue the increasing trend for devolution already evident in UK politics

Answer 3

there is little public de4sire for this change

Question 4

a version of this has been trialled through English votes for English laws EVEL

Answer 4

the gov is able to enact legislation that has the effect of an English parliament without creating one , ie EVEL or the governments levelling up agenda

Question 5

it may allow a new constitutional settlement that would make it easier to maintain the union in a time of rising nationalism

Answer 5

the government has also overcome this problem by devolving power to the regions of the UK ie the plan to create a ‘ northern powerhouse ‘