Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 25 Gorffennaf 1922.
Mr George Balfour
, Hampstead
I shall be pleased to withdraw this Amendment. I am glad my hon. Friend has met us in the direction indicated, and I am grateful to you, Sir, for the useful words you have uttered for our guidance. I should like to say to my hon. Friend that if he would study the Standing Orders, to which I have referred, he would see that no harm would come to existing interests, and it would secure all that we have in view.
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.
