Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 15 July 1925.
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
No money will be stopped from the widow on account of this Clause until the money has been actually paid into Court. When that has been done, obviously adjustments will have to be made, and I do not think anyone will say that is unfair.
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.
