Part of Clause 4 – in the House of Commons at 4:15 pm on 1 May 2001.
Jacqui Lait
Conservative, Beckenham
4:15,
1 May 2001
Will the reimbursement for information inquiries be covered in the consultation on the code of practice?
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.
