– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 December 1949.
Mr Frederick Erroll
, Altrincham and Sale
12:00,
8 December 1949
asked the Prime Minister if he will publish as a white paper or in the OFFICIAL REPORT an up-to-date comprehensive list of all Members appointed to central and regional nationalised boards of a commercial character, with details of individual salaries, pensions and expenses allowed, together with a separate list showing all individuals holding more than one such appointment, and what those appointments are.
Mr Clement Attlee
, Stepney Limehouse
As the answer is extremely long and involves a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Mr Frederick Erroll
, Altrincham and Sale
Has the Prime Minister considered the regular or periodic publication of this information in a compact form as it is not readily available except by the haphazard process of putting down a Parliamentary Question?
Mr Clement Attlee
, Stepney Limehouse
I think the best way is to publish it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Mr Emrys Hughes
, South Ayrshire
Will the Prime Minister include in this report the fees and salaries paid to the directors of the big combines, which will show that they are receiving infinitely more than members of the Coal Board?
Mr. H. D. Hughes:
Will the Prime Minister consider approaching the Federation of British Industries to ask them whether they would not consider making available comparable information about private enterprise so that a comparison can be made?
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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