Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 7:00 pm on 3 June 2013.
Amendments made: 59, page 7, line 13, at end insert—
‘(2A) In subsection (2)(a) “costs” means costs in connection with the performance of any function conferred by or by virtue of this Chapter.’.
Amendment 60, page 7, line 39, at end insert—
‘(7A) A CFD counterparty may recover from an electricity supplier, as a civil debt due to it, any sum which—
(a) the electricity supplier is required by virtue of regulations to pay to the CFD counterparty, and
(b) has not been paid by the date on which it is required by virtue of regulations to be paid.’.—(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.
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.
