amendments

MSPs were due to consider potential amendments to the bill later this month.

Thune has pledged to carry out a more transparent leadership style compared to his predecessor and open the Senate floor to more debate and amendments.

Nineteen amendments have been proposed by the Fair Game campaign group, including excluding the possibility that the owner of a club could be a state or state-controlled entity, and making the state of the game review assess player welfare, along with an examination of multi-club ownership.

About 40 peers are scheduled to speak in the House of Lords before any potential amendments are debated.

Amendments can be made to the legislation as it passes through parliament, and Parry says his "strong preference" is for the regulator to have the power to dictate its own financial settlement, rather than having to choose one of the proposals put forward by the leagues.