Part of Illegal Migration Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons – in the House of Lords at 8:45 pm on 12 July 2023.
Lord Carlile of Berriew:
Moved by Lord Carlile of Berriew
At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 22R as an amendment to Amendment 22B—
22R: After subsection (1) insert—“(1A) Regulations under subsection (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.””
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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.
