SNP MPs Only Interested In Scotland
Alex Salmond is an MSP, First Minister of Scotland, and MP for Banff & Buchan. The Conservative Party recently called on him to stand down as an MP as he is treating his constituents “with contempt” after speaking in only 15 debates and voting in only 22% of divisions in the past year.
But what I found quite shocking is the statement that SNP MPs “only [take] part in votes on Scottish issues”. What the hell? They are elected to represent their constituency in the national parliament on all issues. Not voting on legislation that only applies to England and Wales is good, but there are also a lot of issues that aren’t “Scottish issues” but British issues, and affect all members of the electorate, wherever in the UK they live. So not participating in debates or voting on those issues is definitely showing contempt for their constituents and of Parliament.
Quite frankly, if SNP MPs only intend take part on votes on “Scottish issues” then they shouldn’t stand for election to Westminster at all. They are simply not doing their job. If they only want to deal with Scottish issues, then they should only stand for election to the Scottish Parliament - not Westminster. They should either do their job as MPs properly or not at all.
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Think it stands to reason the SNP would only be interested in Scotland, TD.
Not really - they’re standing to be a member of the UK Parliament, not the Scottish one.
They vote on British Issues. For each bill, the Parliament bill office prints who the bill affects, ie. England and Wales only, or United Kingdom. The SNP don’t vote on England and Wales only bills, but vote on all others.
What? Scots parochial? Never!