Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:00 am on 6 December 2001.
Mr George Foulkes
Minister of State, Scottish Office, Minister of State (Scotland Office)
11:00,
6 December 2001
I cannot immediately answer that question, but I shall undertake to do so. I understand that the hon. Gentleman is right. If I am wrong about that, I shall let him know. However, without a brief—
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.
