Part of Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:15 am on 21 June 2005.
James Paice
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
11:15,
21 June 2005
I beg to move Amendment No. 52, in schedule 1, page 41, line 33, at end insert—
‘5AEach member shall be appointed for a term of four years.’.
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.
