Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 8:39 pm on 20 January 2026.
Ross Greer
Green
8:39,
20 January 2026
I will, in just a second.
I point to an Amendment of mine that was agreed to at stage 2 of the bill that requires the SFC to have due regard to the Government’s economic, social and environmental objectives. That was about as far as we could go in legislating on strategy, but we can resolve structural issues through legislation.
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.
