SIR – I have heard of an old Arab proverb – “Take your pleasure but then pay for it”.

The Labour Party granted Devolution to Scotland taking pleasure in the votes of their Scottish MPs at Westminster forcing through legislation on, for example, foundation hospitals, tuition fees, NHS prescription charges, bridge tolls, etc, all previously rejected in Scotland – only applicable to England.

That immoral, dishonest and unconstitutional situation deliberately ignored by Labour became known as the ‘West Lothian Question’.

Today, the No vote on Scottish independence with powers to the Scottish Parliament significantly extended by ‘Devo-Max’ (to include every aspect of government except defence and foreign policy) has made this position untenable.

David Cameron proposing only English MPs be allowed to vote on matters affecting England, without the expense of creating a separate English Parliament, seems reasonable to most.

With English people comprising 86 per cent of the overall population, and contributing most of the taxes to fund the rest, it underlines the basic democratic principle of rule by the will of the majority.

That this might make it difficult for Labour – reliant on 40 Scottish MPs for any future majority at Westminster –is unfortunate, as is the fact that possibly no Scottish MP of any party could then be Prime Minister, Chancellor or Secretary of State where responsibility has been devolved.

But as we say in Yorkshire, “Tha can’t have ‘spice and halfpenny an’ all”.

D S Boyes, Upper Rodley Lane, Leeds