Part of National Insurance Contributions Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:15 pm on 21 October 2014.
William McCrea
Shadow DUP Leader of the House of Commons, Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Home Affairs), Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
2:15,
21 October 2014
Before I call the next Member, I welcome Liz McInnes to the Committee. It is a pleasure to have you here and I trust that you will enjoy this afternoon’s sitting.
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.
