Part of Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – in the House of Commons at 9:00 pm on 9 March 2026.
The House divided: Ayes 304, Noes 177.
Question accordingly agreed to.
Lords amendment 106 disagreed to.
Lords amendments 1, 3, 4, 6 to 15, 18, 20, 22 to 36, 39, 40, 43, 45 to 101, 103, 104 and 107 to 121 agreed to, with Commons financial privileges waived in respect of Lords amendments 39 and 101.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (
That Olivia Bailey, Jade Botterill, Emma Foody, Amanda Martin, Laura Trott, Alan Strickland and Tessa Munt be members of the Committee.
That Olivia Bailey be the Chair of the Committee.
That three be the quorum of the Committee.
That the Committee do withdraw immediately.
Question agreed to.
Committee to withdraw immediately; reasons to be reported and communicatedto the Lords.
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.
