Part of Criminal Justice and Police Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:45 am ar 15 Chwefror 2001.
Mr David Lock
Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department
10:45,
15 Chwefror 2001
No. I will give way in a moment, but first I want to answer the point.
There is a serious point that defendants who have been caught—I appreciate that the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey would never be caught, because he insists that he would run away—
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.
To allow another Member to speak.
