Part of English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:02 pm on 28 April 2026.
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
7:02,
28 April 2026
I beg to move,
That this House
insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments 89B and 89C but proposes Amendment (a) in lieu of those amendments.
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.
