Harriett Baldwin asks the Leader of the House of Commons whether he will submit evidence to the McKay Commission which will examine the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons and the voting rights of MPs from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on issues that only affect England (the West Lothian question). Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con): Whether he plans to submit evidence to the commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons. [101332] The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George Young): I welcome the announcement by the Minister for political and constitutional reform, my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), of the terms of membership for the commission, and I will be following its work closely. Although I have no plans to submit evidence to the commission myself, it will no doubt wish to take account of the authoritative works and voices on this issue, and I hope that my hon. Friend will be among them. Harriett Baldwin: When in opposition, the Leader of the House produced a distinguished pamphlet on the topic that the McKay commission will be studying. Does he propose to send that work to the commission? Also, does the commission intend to take written evidence, and to meet in public to take oral evidence? Sir George Young: The commission will be meeting in public and it has asked for evidence. My hon. Friend is too kind about the work of the democracy taskforce to which I contributed when I was on the Back Benches, but I am sure this exchange will have drawn the commission’s attention to the existence of that important work. | Hansard