Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 February 1954.
Mr Thomas Dugdale
, Richmond (Yorks)
12:00,
18 February 1954
Yes, Sir. With permission, I will circulate in the Official Report a copy of the terms of reference to the Agricultural Land Commission. This has been delegated by the Commission to the Welsh Agricultural Land Sub-Commission.
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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