Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr Edward Harney
, South Shields
I hope the hon. Member for Bow and Bromley (Mr. Lansbury) will not persist in his Amendment. It seems to me that nobody in reason could object to this Clause. All that the Clause says is that, where a pension is accruing but not paid, and in the meanwhile the guardians have given assistance, the guardians are to be recouped what they have paid out of the pension when it is eventually paid.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
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.
