– in the Scottish Parliament at on 2 March 2017.
Kenneth Macintosh
Labour
The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I call Joe FitzPatrick to move motions S5M-04332, S5M-04333 and S5M-04335, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 [draft] be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2017 be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Modification) Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.—[
Joe FitzPatrick
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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.
