Part of Dormant Assets Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:15 am on 11 January 2022.
Jeff Smith
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
10:15,
11 January 2022
I beg your pardon; I thought we were debating them all together. In which case, I will—
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.
