[Commons and Lords] Amendments to amendments

Amendments to amendments are always sorted so that they appear under the target amendment they are amending (apart from in Lords Daily Sheets when the target amendment is not usually displayed).

The location information used by Lawmaker to sort amendments is usually gleaned from the amendment’s instruction. However, in the case of amendments to amendments, the text in the italic amendment note is parsed to ascertain the location information used for sorting purposes.

Creating Lords amendments to amendments

In the List of Draft Amendments (LoDA)…

1. Click ‘Enter’ and select Amendment - Amendment to amendment option

2. The default text that appears in the italicised amendment note is As an amendment to the amendment in the name of to , printed on sheet HL Bill .

   1. Update this to point to the appropriate amendment (see example rubrics in the information panel below).

   2. If the target amendment has been numbered, rewrite this so that it reads As an amendment to amendment x

Amendments to unnumbered new clause/new schedule amendments

If the target amendment was a new Clause amendment or new Schedule amendment the amendment to amendment’s italic text should be phrased something like: “As an amendment to the amendment in the name of Lord Purvis of Tweed to After Clause 2 printed on sheet HL Bill 128(a)”. When you save this amendment, the amendment note is parsed and Lawmaker will be able to update the ‘Provision’ attribute in the location table (visible in the Amendment Information right-hand panel) is correctly updated with “sec_2”. However it does not update the ‘Location’ attribute which will need manual intervention:

1. Ensure your cursor is in the amendment to amendment so that you are viewing the location information for this amendment

2. Click in the empty ‘Location’ cell of the location table and type “before” or “after” as appropriate

3. Wait for the spinner to finish spinning before saving your changes.

Creating Commons amendments to amendments

In the List of Draft Amendments (LoDA)…

1. Click ‘Enter’ and select Amendment - Amendment to amendment option

2. Add the amendment number of the target amendment and fill out the amendment as required