– in the House of Lords at 8:09 pm on 15 September 2003.
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Government Whip
8:12,
15 September 2003
My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn during pleasure until 9.4 p.m.
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.
