Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 December 1973.
Mr James Prior
, Lowestoft
12:00,
20 December 1973
I hope that the green paper will be available fairly early in the new year, after which the House will wish to have time to debate it.
A Green Paper is a tentative report of British government proposals without any commitment to action. Green papers may result in the production of a white paper.
From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_paper