Clause 1 — Duties of the Secretary of State

Part of Prayers – in the House of Commons at 10:00 am on 9 September 2011.

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Photo of Iain Stewart Iain Stewart Conservative, Milton Keynes South 10:00, 9 September 2011

The hon. Gentleman was a strong advocate of Scottish devolution in the 1990s. One of the arguments of the pro-devolutionists was that, when there was a UK majority in the House but Scotland voted another way, there was a democratic deficit. If that was correct for Scotland, why does the same not apply to England?