Sentences with phrase «vote on matters affecting»

An inaccurate membership list creates the following problem: persons who are not entitled to be members vote on matters affecting the Metis settlement.

He said it was absurd that he was able to vote on matters affecting the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, not Blackburn, West Lothian, which was in his own constituency

«There is a feeling that England is at a disadvantage, and that it's not right that MPs representing the devolved nations should be able to vote on matters affecting England.

Not exact matches

MPs from outside of England are able to vote on matters that affect only England, while MPs from England are unable to vote on matters that have been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.

Knocking on doors all the time people say it is outrageous that Scottish MPs, Welsh MPs - whatever it is - vote on matters that only affect South Derbyshire.

No doubt they were given added impetus by Nicola Sturgeon's announcement of a change in SNP policy, which would see their MPs vote on English health matters that affected the NHS in Scotland.

According to Prof. Kwaku Asare, others have argued creating a region affects the whole country hence all registered voters are entitled to vote, something he said would trigger «litigation on this matter».

The party leadership wants to accompany enhanced devolution for Scotland with a new rule that Scottish MPs can not vote on matters that only affect people in England.

The Prime Minister has called on the Labour leader to make clear whether he would support measures to stop Scottish MPs voting on matters that only affect people in England.

Many Conservatives feel this just doesn't provide a satisfactory answer to the West Lothian Question, which sees Scottish MPs vote on English matters but English MPs prevented from having a say on issues affecting Scotland.

«The SNP have a longstanding position of not voting on matters that purely affect England — such as foxhunting south of the border, for example — and we stand by that.»

This means that people get a chance not just to vote for their representatives but also to vote on policy matters that can affect their lives.

Critics of devolution often cite the West Lothian question, which refers to the voting power of non-English MPs on matters affecting only England in the UK Parliament.

Sir Menzies Campbell, former Lib Dem leader, said that although he was a Scottish MP it would be unfair if he was able to continue voting on matters ceded to the Scottish Parliament which no longer affect his constituents.

He asked delegates whether they thought Scottish MPs should be banned, or not, from voting in Westminster on matters that only affect England.

The term «West Lothian question» refers to issues concerning the former ability of members of parliament from constituencies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to vote on matters that affect only people living in England and therefore have no direct consequence on their constituents, whilst being unable to influence matters that affect their own constituencies.

The proposals will, ministers say, address the long - standing anomaly - known as the West Lothian Question - by which Scottish MPs can vote on issues such as health and education affecting England, but the House of Commons has no say on similar matters relating to Scotland, where such policies are devolved.

A share representing participation in the ownership of an enterprise, generally with the right to participate in dividends and in most cases to vote on major matters affecting stockholder interests.

41 Where, at any time after the commencement of a strike or lock - out, the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that the employees in the affected bargaining unit be given the opportunity to accept or reject the offer of the employer last received by the trade union in respect of all matters remaining in dispute between the parties, the Minister may, on such terms as he or she considers necessary, direct that a vote of the employees in the bargaining unit to accept or reject the offer be held forthwith.