– in a Public Bill Committee at on 19 January 2006.
Roger Gale
Conservative, North Thanet
1:00,
19 January 2006
Before we proceed, I should say that I have been well briefed on what happened this morning. There have been debates on a copious number of amendments, and Clause 7 is very short, so I do not expect a lengthy or repetitive stand part debate.
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.
