All but a handful of less significant amendments were defeated.

The following are significant amendments made since the 1971 constitution:

Two significant amendments were made in response to backbench concerns.

The measure passed by the Senate includes two significant amendments.

Two significant amendments were made to the parole law.

It is here where critics of the reforms hope significant amendments could still be made to the bill.

There are no significant amendments to the rest of the programme.

There are also two significant technical amendments, which have to do with the flexibility of managing the budget.

Let me briefly comment on the most significant amendments, not least because they have figured in today's debate.

It was also a result of the government's willingness to accept significant amendments to the bill.