Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 March 1993.
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Attorney General (Law Officers)
12:00,
1 March 1993
I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman invites me to comment on an Amendment on which the Chairman of Ways and Means has not yet taken a decision, and which is not yet even before the Committee.
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.
