Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 April 2017.
Gavin Barwell
Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing, Planning and London)
12:00,
24 April 2017
It is essential that local plans start with an honest assessment of housing need in the area. As we set out in our housing white paper, we will introduce a standardised approach to assessing housing need to ensure that that is the case.
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.
More from wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paper
