Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 7:00 pm on 3 June 2013.
Amendments made: 53, page 6, line 15, at beginning insert
‘The Secretary of State may exercise the power to designate so that’.
Amendment 54, page 6, line 15, leave out ‘may have’ and insert ‘has’.
Amendment 55, page 6, line 15, at end insert
‘, but only if the Secretary of State considers it necessary for the purpose of ensuring that—
(a) liabilities under a CFD are met,
(b) arrangements entered into for purposes connected to a CFD continue to operate, or
(c) directions given to a CFD counterparty continue to have effect.’.
Amendment 56, page 6, line 20, leave out ‘28 days’’ and insert ‘3 months’’.
Amendment 57, page 6, line 29, leave out ‘obligations’ and insert ‘liabilities’.—(Michael Fallon.)
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.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
