I want to finish the point, then the hon. Gentleman, who is from Scotland, can have his say.
Members from Scotland can vote through measures in England on tuition fees or health reforms that do not apply in their own country. When they go back to their constituents, they do not have to explain or justify one iota why they have imposed penalties on people in Cumbria or London, and they are getting off scot-free.
Debate on the Address
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Lord Blencathra
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 November 2007.
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