Part of Victims and Prisoners Bill - Report (4th Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 9:00 pm on 21 May 2024.
Baroness Thornton
Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues), Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
9:00,
21 May 2024
I have to say that I decided to ignore those and will discuss them in the next group, because they were in the wrong place.
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.
