– in the House of Commons am ar 17 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr. GUINNESS:
I beg to move, in page 25, line 21, at the beginning, to insert the words "Except as provided by paragraph (10) of this Schedule."
This Amendment and one which follows are related. They provide that the Commissioners can vary their place of meeting, not, as originally proposed by a two-thirds Majority of the Commissioners, but by a two-thirds majority of the number present.
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.
The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.
The House of Lords. When used in the House of Lords, this phrase refers to the House of Commons.
