Part of Domestic Abuse Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:15 pm on 11 June 2020.
Karen Buck
Labour, Westminster North
2:15,
11 June 2020
Order. Despite that, I urge the right hon. Lady to stay well within the scope of the Clause that we are currently debating.
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.
