Part of Criminal Justice Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 2:00 pm ar 18 Ionawr 2024.
Angela Eagle
Llafur, Wallasey
2:00,
18 Ionawr 2024
You do not need to apologise, but we are more freewheeling in Committee. If the hon. Lady wants to come back in later, she can.
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.
