Department for Transport written question – answered at on 29 June 2023.
Ian Levy
Conservative, Blyth Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the consultation on the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail.
Huw Merriman
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Government response to the rail reform legislation consultation will be published this summer. This consulted on elements of the Plan for Rail white paper which require legislation to implement.
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Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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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