Part of High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:00 am on 13 March 2024.
Charles Walker
Chair, Administration Committee, Chair, Administration Committee
10:00,
13 March 2024
We now need an outbreak, or a continuation, of good humour and patience from the Committee, because, funnily enough, we have a lot to get through.
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.
