The question is, if power over Scottish affairs is devolved to a Scottish Parliament, how can it be right that MPs representing Scottish constituencies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom still have the power to vote on equivalent issues affecting England and other parts of the UK? This could potentially be seen as an injustice, and was of particular significance as the Labour Party was (at the time) proposing devolution while reliant on Scottish MPs for its majority at Westminster.
With the creation of the Scottish Parliament, this anomaly has come into existence, though without initial great protest in England. While it seems unlikely that Scottish MPs will be prevented from voting on English domestic affairs, it is possible that the number of MPs to which Scotland is entitled (which is currently disproportionately high for its population) will be reduced. Protests have been growing recently, especially after legislation for the creation of foundation hospitals, an extremely controversial policy, was passed due to the votes of Scottish MPs when a majority of English MPs had voted against.
There are calls by some for an English Parliament, but this would not solve the problem of legislation for England and Wales.
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