– in the House of Commons at on 12 May 1924.
Mr Walter Ayles
, Bristol North
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can see his way to bring the information contained in the white paper, Miscellaneous No. 5, 1910 [Cd. 6102], on the treatment of international questions of Parliaments in European countries, up to date as regards those counties in which there has been an alteration in the constitution of the country?
Mr Arthur Ponsonby
, Sheffield, Brightside
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister will request His Majesty's diplomatic representatives abroad to supply the information desired, and will consider publishing their replies as a white paper, or placing them in the Library of the House.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
A document issued by the Government laying out its policy, or proposed policy, on a topic of current concern.Although a white paper may occasion consultation as to the details of new legislation, it does signify a clear intention on the part of a government to pass new law. This is a contrast with green papers, which are issued less frequently, are more open-ended and may merely propose a strategy to be implemented in the details of other legislation.
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