Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Coal Industry – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 January 1947.
Sir Waldron Smithers
, Orpington
12:00,
23 January 1947
Would the right hon. Gentleman send a copy of the white paper on economic affairs which was issued on Monday to every miner in the country?
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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