the West Lothian Question
/ðə ˌwest ˈləʊðiən kwestʃən/
/ðə ˌwest ˈləʊðiən kwestʃən/
- a question originally asked by Labour Member of Parliament Tam Dalyell, whose constituency in Scotland used to be called West Lothian. Before devolution, he asked how it could be right that a Scottish MP in the British parliament in London would be able to vote upon matters affecting English constituencies but that same MP could not vote on matters affecting his or her own constituency because they would be the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament. Today, most people think that the question refers to the fact that Scottish MPs in London can still vote on English matters, while MPs from England have lost the power to influence Scottish affairs. Many politicians continue to disagree about the answer to this question, but some think that the best way to resolve it would be to reduce the number of Scottish MPs in the British parliament.
西洛锡安问题：最初由工党议员塔姆·戴利尔（Tam Dalyell）提出的问题，他在苏格兰的选区过去被称为西洛锡安。在下放权力之前，他询问伦敦英国议会的苏格兰议员能够对影响英国选区的事项进行表决，但是同一议员不能对影响他或她自己选区的事项进行投票是正确的。苏格兰议会的责任。如今，大多数人认为问题在于伦敦的苏格兰国会议员仍然可以就英语事务进行投票，而英格兰的国会议员却失去了影响苏格兰事务的权力。许多政客继续不同意这个问题的答案，