Part of Orders of the Day — Roads Bill – in the House of Commons at on 10 December 1920.
Mr George Balfour
, Hampstead
The right hon. Gentleman has met us on these Amendments in a fair and frank manner, and, as far as I am concerned, I shall be only too happy to co-operate with him on Monday in producing an effective Clause.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
