Health and Social Care Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 1:00 pm on 17 January 2008.
Stephen O'Brien
Shadow Minister (Health)
Another matter on which the Minister can help the Committee, whether now or in a few moments’ time, is that of liquidators. I suspect that he would be the first to agree that it would be helpful if the failure regime currently employed by Monitor was in front of both Houses when we consider the Bill and any regulations that may arise from it, particularly given that such regulations are subject to a negative resolution. I hope that he will be equally happy to make that failure regime available to the Committee.
Ben Bradshaw
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South West), The Minister of State, Department of Health
The hon. Gentleman is aware that the failure regime is still a matter for discussion; therefore, I am not in a position to provide him with it. However, I can tell him that the time frame he asked about is annual.
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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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