West Midlands MPs meet PM to settle the Scottish question

There are growing calls for the 59 Scottish MPs to be stripped of the vote on education and the NHS in Westminster following the No vote in the independence referendum.

Twenty MPs including South Staffordshire's Gavin Williamson, Stourbridge's Margot James and Stone's Sir Bill Cash were invited to the summit at David Cameron's official country retreat.

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Many within the Conservative ranks say that the promise of more power over tax, welfare and spending should only be given to the Scottish Parliament if their MPs no longer have a say on the same issues when they affect the rest of the UK.

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Mr Williamson, who is Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mr Cameron, was joined by Miss James, who assists Leader of the House of Commons William Hague.

Long-serving backbencher and Tory rebel Sir Bill, who frequently speaks out on Europe, was also asked to attend.

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In a bid to secure the No vote on independence, Mr Cameron, Labour's Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg all signed a pledge to devolve powers to Scotland.

But Mr Miliband has come under fire after refusing to say whether or not he will back moves to strip Scottish MPs of voting rights in England amid claims he will rely on Labour constituencies north of the border to secure a majority next year.

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There have also been concerns that creating a rule of English-only votes on English-only matters will delay the timetable for promised devolution to Scotland.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said Mr Cameron was 'not being straight' with people over the cost and complexity of reform.

And he said rushed reforms risked 'undermining the Union we have all just fought to save'.

Labour, which has 40 of Scotland's 59 MPs, has most to lose from any measures which would restrict the voting rights of MPs representing constituencies north of the border.

But Mr Williamson said: "The American constitution was written in four months.

"I think that to suggest we cannot resolve this in a short time is ridiculous.

"I have been inundated with messages from constituents who raise the question of why MPs in Scotland can vote on matters that have no consequence to their own constituents.

"Scotland says how its schools are run and how its health service is run but Scottish MPs have a say on those issues in England too.

"People think the arrangement is wrong that it has to change."

Mr Williamson said there was no need to create an English assembly and that he believed simply barring Scottish MPs from voting on matters that affected England and Wales would suffice.

"People don't want another layer of government and they don't want more politicians," he said.

Dudley North Labour MP Ian Austin has been calling for power to be devolved to English regions, so that the West Midlands gets a greater say on how it is run.

And Dudley Council leader David Sparks, chairman of the Local Government Association of councils, said there needed to be an 'English solution to English problems' with further devolution to local authorities.