Part of Health and Social Care Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:45 pm on 17 January 2008.
Ben Bradshaw
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South West), The Minister of State, Department of Health
2:45,
17 January 2008
I can give a short or a long explanation. It goes back to the discussion on Tuesday. There could be a cross-border commissioning issue. The service may be commissioned on one side of the border and delivered on another. Is that enough for the hon. Lady?
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.
