[Lords] Withdrawing amendments before debate

Sometimes, Members wish to withdraw an amendment before debate. If this happens before a Marshalled List is produced, the amendment is updated and it will no longer appear on future lists. If it appears after it has appeared on a previous Marshalled List, it will appear in subsequent marshalled lists with the text “[Withdrawn]” instead of showing the full amendment content.

How to withdraw an amendment before debate

From the Amendment Manager tab: 

1. Find the amendment on the Amendment Manager you want to update 

2. Select the amendment(s) using the check box on the left hand side.   

3. Open the amendments in a temporary list by selecting Amendment Actions > Create temporary list from the drop-down menu in the top right of the Amendment Manager 

4. Click on the Amendment Status right-hand panel 

5. Select Withdrawn before debate button in the Amendment Status right-hand panel

6. Save your changes and close the temporary list

7. If this amendment has been published on a list already, you will need to ensure an update has been scheduled on the relevant bill

How to remove a withdrawn-before-debate amendment from appearing on subsequent marshalled lists

When a ‘withdrawn-before-debate’ amendment is part of a batch of amendments that have been dealt with, it should no longer appear on subsequent marshalled lists. To ensure it no longer appears, you will need to remove all the published events from those amendments as part of recording outcomes against the other amendments on the Marshalled List. To do this:

From the Editor, with Amendment Status open in the right-hand panel:

1. Click on the 'Manage lifecycle events' link at the bottom of this panel

2. In the dialog box that opens, delete all published events

3. Click on Update when you have finished making the changes

This will ensure the amendment with the italic ‘[Withdrawn]' note will no longer appear on subsequent amendment lists.