Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr Neville Chamberlain
, Birmingham, Ladywood
I do not quite understand why the Amendment in the name of the hon. and learned Gentleman was not moved. If it had been I should have accepted it. I shall see that it is put in on Report. In regard to the other point, the body of referees is a body of legal gentlemen, barristers, and there might be some difficulty if we were to insist that one of them should always be a woman.
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.
