Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 8:00 pm on 4 November 2025.
Edward Mountain
Conservative
8:00,
4 November 2025
I, too, welcome some of the amendments in the group. I only observe that the amendments at stage 2 and stage 3 mean that we are probably at the level of four amendments for every smallholding in Scotland, which seems an awful lot of amendments given that the original suggestion was to include them in the rest of the agricultural holdings legislation.
Amendment 209 agreed to.
Amendments 210 to 212 moved—[Mairi Gougeon].
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.
