Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 3:00 pm on 15 January 2025.
Annabelle Ewing
Scottish National Party
3:00,
15 January 2025
Group 2 is on vetting. Amendment 12, in the name of Pauline McNeill, is grouped with amendments 13 to 18, 24, 19 to 23 and 25 to 27.
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.
