Part of Employment Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:00 am ar 16 Hydref 2008.
John Bercow
Ceidwadwyr, Buckingham
10:00,
16 Hydref 2008
Order. Ordinarily, the hon. Member for Billericay is the very embodiment of courtesy. I feel sure that he will return to his natural state of mind.
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.
