Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 June 1945.
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
12:00,
5 June 1945
I thought the reference might strike a responsive chord. The white paper is certainly going to be implemented by the Government when it is returned.
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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