Sentences with phrase «government amendments»
"Government amendments" refers to changes or modifications made by the government to a proposed law or bill. These amendments are suggestions or adjustments that the government proposes to improve or alter the original content of the law. Full definition
RCP: government amendments on access to services in part three of the Health and Social Care Bill
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Scores of government amendments tabled by May will be debated first.
On Friday 28 November 2014, one working day before the bill returns to the Commons, new government amendments urged MPs to oppose all the Lords» changes and support an alternative «amendment in lieu» on interveners.
The Australian Institute of Family Studies is conducting a review of the Howard government amendments, which have been the subject of mounting complaints from separated mothers and fathers.
Campaigns director of the consumer group Choice, Matt Levey said the Queensland government amendments to the Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2012 Act, jeopardised shopper's trust.
Under the proposed government amendments, an independent body at the Investigatory Powers Commission will be brought in to authorise communications data requests.
It has been suggested, for example, that UK legislation is increasingly poorly prepared, with more government amendments being used to repair defects during the passage of a bill, reducing the quality of parliamentary scrutiny (Foster 2005).
May's last - minute addition to the 50 government amendments used up much of the Commons time allocated to the bill, which had been set to see potentially substantial backbench rebellions.
The original government whipping was to oppose but was reversed at the last minute with the submission of a bland government amendment to the motion's wording, enabling Tory MPs to back it.
On the surface they eliminate the need to claim for accident benefits which have been significantly limited by recent government amendments and increasing denial rates on treatment plans.
Going forward it will be interesting to see if future government amendments to the auto insurance regime increase tort rights to injured victims while eroding their accident benefits.
«closer examination found that nearly three quarters of government amendments had little policy substance — being purely technical, clarificatory, or «consequential» on other amendments.
Professor Chisholm said the Howard government amendment «envisaged the non-resident parent participating in various aspects of the child's life, for example being involved in the child's daily routine».
In this case, the Irish Constitution overrules human rights legislation and a woman's right to where and how she gives birth is eroded significantly by this amendment — which, it is interesting to note, is the only amendment in our entire Bunreacht na hÉireann that is not a government amendment.
I won't be voting for the Government amendment today.
Under convention, government amendments have to be debated before backbench amendments.
The deal meant that the government amendment, altered by Labour, was approved by 391 to 57 votes, a majority of 334.
The absence of a government amendment had led some Labour MPs to assume that the Tories and Lib Dems are still fighting behind the scenes over the policy and can not agree on a particular line to take.
Labour peers in the House of Lords, which the bill has already cleared, were whipped into supporting the bill and all government amendments.
Mr Speaker, as I set out on Monday we will also table a Government amendment to the Sanctions Bill to strengthen our powers to impose sanctions in response to the violation of human rights.
Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson David Heath agreed with Mr Herbert on the government amendments, adding: «They will make no difference unless police officers and prosecuting authorities are prepared to use a little common sense in circumstances where people are defending themselves or their property from attack.»
David Cameron has promised a free vote on a government amendment that would make it legal to kill foxes for pest control and for them to be flushed out by a full pack of hounds.
Of those government amendments with substance that actually changed any of the bills, over 60 % — 117 in total — were traceable to influence from nongovernment parliamentarians, usually through prior amendments withdrawn when ministers promised to reconsider.
MPs are currently debating a Government amendment introduced by the Home Secretary which proposes stripping a terrorist suspect of British citizenship - even if that action were to leave the individual stateless.
The Bill is due to return to the House of Lords next week, when Peers could vote down the government amendment on interveners, in a parliamentary game of «ping - pong».
MPs also passed a government amendment on interveners, which would make interveners retrospectively liable for costs if their evidence and representations were not «of significant assistance» to the court, if they behaved «unreasonably» or if a significant part of their evidence covered issues not necessary for the court to consider.
This was inserted, as a Government amendment, during the Public Bill committee stage of the Bill's passage through the House of Commons.
A government amendment to the Equality Bill about the use of pre-employment health questionnaires was recently agreed by the House of Lords.
The government amendments add a schedule entitled «Possession Orders Relating to Certain Tenancies» which affects secure, assured (including assured shorthold), introductory and demoted tenancies.