Part of Investigatory Powers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 7:00 pm on 3 May 2016.
Joanna Cherry
Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Justice and Home Affairs)
7:00,
3 May 2016
I hear what the Solicitor General has to say, and in the circumstances I beg to ask leave to withdraw the Amendment.
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.
