– in a Public Bill Committee at on 22 June 2011.
James Gray
Conservative, North Wiltshire
9:30,
22 June 2011
In welcoming hon. Members to this private Member’s Bill Committee, I wish to declare an interest in that I was a special adviser to the hon. Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) for two years. It will not surprise the Committee to know that, as then, there will be no fear nor favour now.
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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.
