Water Bill – in the House of Commons at 8:45 pm on 6 January 2014.
Amendment made: 13, page 48, line 8, after ‘213’, insert ‘(2) to (2B)’.—(Dan Rogerson.)
Clause 22
Amendments made: 55, page 63, line 25, leave out ‘against’ and insert ‘regards’.
Amendment 56, page 63, line 32, after ‘resources’ insert ‘in sustainable ways’.
Amendment 57, page 63, line 32, after ‘demand’ insert
‘for water so as to reduce pressure on water resources’.—
(Dan Rogerson.)
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.
