Part of Inquiries Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:25 am on 22 March 2005.
Mr Win Griffiths
Labour, Bridgend
9:25,
22 March 2005
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 2, in Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert—
‘(2A)Any inquiry established under subsection (1) must be subject to approval by a resolution moved by the Minister in the relevant Parliament or Assembly.’.
No. 6, in clause 6, page 3, line 11, leave out from ‘section’ to end of line and add ‘must be oral’.
No. 12, in clause 14, page 6, line 37, at end add—
‘(c)make an oral statement to the relevant Parliament or Assembly’.
No. 13, in clause 15, page 7, line 16, at end insert—
‘(c)make an oral statement to the relevant Parliament or Assembly’.
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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.
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