Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Safeguarding of Industries. – in the House of Commons at on 14 July 1925.
Mr Alexander Livingstone
, Ross and Cromarty
asked the Prime Minister whether under the terms of the white paper (Safeguarding of Industries) applicants are entitled to the grant of an inquiry, provided that the conditions set out in the said Paper are fulfilled: and whether the Board of Trade may grant or refuse an inquiry at its discretion?
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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