Education and Skills Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 4:00 pm ar 28 Chwefror 2008.
Amendments made: No. 209, in clause 149, page 83, line 21, at end insert—
‘( ) paragraph 30A of Schedule 1.’.
No. 210, in clause 149, page 83, line 24, after ‘provisions’ insert
‘, so far as they apply in relation to Wales,’.
No. 211, in clause 149, page 83, line 25, at end insert—
‘( ) sections (Sixth form admissions etc), (Sixth form admissions etc: appeals) and (Meaning of “sixth form education” etc);’.
No. 212, in clause 149, page 83, line 26, leave out from ‘138’ to end of line 35.
No. 213, in clause 149, page 83, line 36, leave out from ‘141’ to end.
No. 214, in clause 149, page 83, line 36, at end insert—
‘( ) paragraphs 26A to 26G of Schedule 1 (and section 145 so far as relating to those paragraphs);
( ) the repeals and revocations in Schedule 2 so far as relating to—
(i) sections 86 and 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31),
(ii) section 99(4) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21),
(iii) Schedules 4 and 17 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32),
(iv) paragraphs 19 and 20 of Schedule 1 to the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3239),
(and section 145 so far as relating to those repeals and revocations).’.
No. 205, in clause 149, page 83, line 40, leave out ‘71’ and insert ‘(Benefit and training information)’.
No. 234, in clause 149, page 84, line 8, leave out ‘section 1(b)’ and insert ‘sections 1(b) and 26(1)(b)’.
No. 235, in clause 149, page 84, line 12, leave out ‘that substitution’ and insert ‘those substitutions’.
No. 236, in clause 149, page 84, line 15, leave out ‘that substitution’ and insert ‘those substitutions’.—[Jim Knight.]
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Nimrod Review — Statement — Clause 149
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.
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.
The House of Commons votes by dividing. Those voting Aye (yes) to any proposition walk through the division lobby to the right of the Speaker and those voting no through the lobby to the left. In each of the lobbies there are desks occupied by Clerks who tick Members' names off division lists as they pass through. Then at the exit doors the Members are counted by two Members acting as tellers. The Speaker calls for a vote by announcing "Clear the Lobbies". In the House of Lords "Clear the Bar" is called. Division Bells ring throughout the building and the police direct all Strangers to leave the vicinity of the Members’ Lobby. They also walk through the public rooms of the House shouting "division". MPs have eight minutes to get to the Division Lobby before the doors are closed. Members make their way to the Chamber, where Whips are on hand to remind the uncertain which way, if any, their party is voting. Meanwhile the Clerks who will take the names of those voting have taken their place at the high tables with the alphabetical lists of MPs' names on which ticks are made to record the vote. When the tellers are ready the counting process begins - the recording of names by the Clerk and the counting of heads by the tellers. When both lobbies have been counted and the figures entered on a card this is given to the Speaker who reads the figures and announces "So the Ayes [or Noes] have it". In the House of Lords the process is the same except that the Lobbies are called the Contents Lobby and the Not Contents Lobby. Unlike many other legislatures, the House of Commons and the House of Lords have not adopted a mechanical or electronic means of voting. This was considered in 1998 but rejected. Divisions rarely take less than ten minutes and those where most Members are voting usually take about fifteen. Further information can be obtained from factsheet P9 at the UK Parliament site.
