Part of Extradition Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:00 pm on 16 January 2003.
Mr John Burnett
Liberal Democrat, Torridge and West Devon
3:00,
16 January 2003
I simply seek confirmation that the usual protections and rules will apply and that there will be sensitivity in both male and female searches.
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.
