Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 5:26 pm on 15 May 2024.
Alison Johnstone
Green
5:26,
15 May 2024
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-13219, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a stage 1 extension.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be extended to 7 June 2024.—[Jamie Hepburn]
Motion agreed to.
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.
