Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Insurance – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 13 Ebrill 1948.
Mr James Griffiths
, Llanelly
12:00,
13 Ebrill 1948
We have no information as to what number of people would care to take advantage of a proposal of this kind. It would mean an Amendment of the existing Act, and I think we had better get experience of how the scheme, as outlined in the Act, works before we make any change in it.
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.
