Part of Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 July 1947.
Mr Stanley Prescott
, Darwen
12:00,
8 July 1947
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that, quite apart from the case I sent him, I have since had two further cases of soldiers who have been misled by this form of attestation; is he further aware that soldiers are not legally qualified; that the Clause is very badly drafted; and will he take steps to amend it, in view of the fact that it leads to a great deal of dissatisfaction among Service personnel?
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.
