Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 February 1947.
Sir Arthur Harvey
, Macclesfield
12:00,
3 February 1947
Will the Under-Secretary ensure that before this treaty is concluded a Clause will be inserted stating that property should be returned to its British owners beforehand?
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.
