Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 December 1973.
Mr Stanley McMaster
, Belfast East
12:00,
13 December 1973
My hon. Friend endorses what I have said. The communiqué following the Sunningdale conference is not clear on the point. Perhaps my hon. Friend will deal with the point.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
