– in a Public Bill Committee at on 12 February 2013.
Martin Caton
Labour, Gower
When the sitting adjourned this morning, Mr Goggins was moving new Clause 3.
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.
