HL Deb 23 February 2005 vol 669 c207WA
Lord Patten

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Filkin on 23 February 2004 (WA 10), whether in the light of their withdrawal of the policy for establishing elected assemblies in those English regions that want them, electors in England now experience a democratic deficit compared to those in Scotland. [HL1195]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

The Government do not believe that electors in England experience a democratic deficit compared to those in Scotland. England continues to have a strong voice at Westminster with over 80 per cent of the Members of the UK Parliament representing English constituencies.