Part of Care Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 4:15 pm ar 16 Ionawr 2014.
Norman Lamb
The Minister of State, Department of Health
4:15,
16 Ionawr 2014
As the hon. Lady says, there is no duty at the moment. If they are theoretically available that is one thing, but if the local authority does nothing to publicise that fact and if they attach all sorts of conditions, limitations and restrictions, the reality is that they are not available.
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.
