Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 12:30 pm ar 13 Mehefin 2013.
Fiona O'Donnell
Llafur, East Lothian
12:30,
13 Mehefin 2013
My hon. Friend is, as ever, making a thoughtful and informed contribution to the debate. Does she agree that the complexity of dealing with stamp duty is greater now that the power has been devolved to the Scottish Parliament?
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.
