Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:18 pm on 5 December 2017.
Ann Jones
Labour
6:18,
5 December 2017
Thank you. The proposal is to agree Amendment 1. Does any Member object? No. Therefore amendment 1 is agreed.
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.