Part of Enterprise Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 6:15 pm ar 23 Ebrill 2002.
Mark Field
Ceidwadwyr, Cities of London and Westminster
6:15,
23 Ebrill 2002
We will be happy to do so, as we have made our point about the need for consistency. It would be perverse to have two, albeit slightly disparate, tests, given the strong connection between the 1998 Act and the Bill. However, we spent 15 years trying to align banking privilege to the 1987 Act. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the Amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
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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.
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During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
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