Part of Orders of the Day — Dog Racecourse Betting (Temporary Provisions) Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 March 1947.
Hon. Edward Carson
, Isle of Thanet
12:00,
21 March 1947
In view of what the Home Secretary has said, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the Motion.
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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.
