Part of High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 2:45 pm ar 3 Mawrth 2016.
Robert Goodwill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
2:45,
3 Mawrth 2016
The Clause defines various terms used throughout the Bill.
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.
