Animal Welfare Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 26 January 2006.
Norman Baker
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
I hate to be pedantic, but as we are in 2006, should it not be the Animal Welfare Act 2006?
Ben Bradshaw
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare)
Yes. In the published version of the Bill the year is given as 2005. That will be updated automatically in subsequent prints of the Bill.
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.
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.
