Finance (No. 2) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:30 am on 29 January 2026.
Clive Efford
Chair, Public Accounts Commission, Chair, Public Accounts Commission
11:30,
29 January 2026
I have a few preliminary reminders for the Committee. Please switch electronic devices to silent. No food and drink are permitted during the sittings, other than the water provided. Hansard will be grateful if Members email their speaking notes or pass them to Hansard colleagues in the room.
Members are reminded to bob to catch my eye if they wish to participate in a debate. The selection list for today’s sittings is available in the room and on the parliamentary website; it shows how the clauses, schedules and selected amendments have been grouped for debate.
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.
