Part of Health and Social Care Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:15 pm on 17 January 2008.
Sandra Gidley
Shadow Minister, Health
3:15,
17 January 2008
We have cantered around this subject in other parts of the Bill. I wish the hon. Gentleman better luck in having his amendments accepted than we have had so far. I cannot stress how strongly I am beginning to feel that we have to ensure that other forms of health care are included in some way. I fully support the amendments.
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.
