Campaign groups give evidence on the Union and devolution inquiry
24 November 2015
On Wednesday 25 November the House of Lords Constitution Committee hears evidence from experts on devolution and from pressure groups campaigning for greater devolution.
- Parliament TV: The Union and devolution
- Inquiry: The Union and devolution
- Select Committee on the Constitution
Witnesses
The evidence sessions take place on Wednesday 25 November in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster.
First panel
At 10.30am:
- Professor Alan Harding, University of Liverpool
- Ed Cox, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
Second panel
At 11.30am:
- Scilla Cullen, Campaign for an English Parliament
- Julian German, Campaign for a Cornish Assembly
Possible questions
In the first session, possible questions the Committee may put to the witnesses include:
- What does England gain from its Union with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
- Does the Government's policy of decentralisation risk a fragmentation of power and governance across England? Is this a problem? Should there be a limit to the asymmetry of devolution/decentralisation to regions or local authorities?
- Is there a viable federal model for the UK?
In the second session, possible questions the Committee may put to the witnesses include:
- What powers do you envisage for the new parliament/assembly you propose? What is the rationale for that level of devolution?
- How would a Cornish Assembly/English Parliament fit into the wider territorial constitution of the United Kingdom?
- How do you answer concerns that a powerful English Parliament would rival the UK Parliament in powers and destabilise the Union?
Further information
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