Part of Orders of the Day — National Health Service (Scotland) Bill – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 20 Mai 1947.
Commander Thomas Galbraith
, Glasgow Pollok
12:00,
20 Mai 1947
We are very glad that the Government have seen fit to extend the term of service of the Commission in the hope that they may complete their work, and that it may not be necessary to extend their service beyond the period which is now laid down.
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.
