– in the House of Lords at 2:56 pm on 2 February 2016.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Crossbench
3:06,
2 February 2016
My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down for the Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript Amendment or speak in Committee. Unless, therefore, any noble Lord objects, I beg to move that the order of commitment be discharged.
Motion agreed.
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.
