Part of Sentencing Bill - Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 10:45 pm on 3 December 2025.
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Justice)
10:45,
3 December 2025
Pending those discussions, I beg leave to withdraw my Amendment.
Amendment 141 withdrawn.
Clause 42: Deportation of foreign criminals
Amendment 141A not moved.
Clause 42 agreed.
Amendment 142 not moved.
Amendments 143 to 145 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.
Amendments 146 and 147 not moved.
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.
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.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
