Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Safeguarding of Industries. – in the House of Commons at on 14 July 1925.
Mr Philip Lloyd-Greame
, Hendon
; I have been asked to reply. As the hon. Member is aware, the white paper is not a Statute, and there is, therefore, no question of any legal rights there under. The White Paper, however, lays down the general lines on which the Government deal with applications.
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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