Part of Education Bill – in the House of Commons at 9:29 pm on 15 July 2002.
Sylvia Heal
Deputy Speaker
9:29,
15 July 2002
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos 35 and 36.
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.
