West Lothian question

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Enoch Powell MP in 1977 after series of similar questions originally raised by Tam Dalyell, MP for West Lothian.

Proper noun[edit]

the West Lothian question

  1. (British, politics) The anomaly whereby Scottish MPs can vote on issues affecting England, but English MPs cannot vote on Scottish issues.
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