Part of Oral Answers to Questions — India. – in the House of Commons at on 6 February 1929.
Mr Robert Dennison
, Birmingham King's Norton
In view of the difficulties that many distressed and unemployed workpeople are experiencing, will the Noble Lord lay down, by a white paper or by an answer to a question, what the term "mining area" means for the purpose of the distribution of the Lord Mayor's Fund?
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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