Part of Parliamentary Constituencies Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 30 June 2020.
Chloe Smith
Assistant Whip, Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
4:30,
30 June 2020
Sir David, may I invite the hon. Gentleman to say what his Amendment does?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
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.
