Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Bulgaria – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 27 Hydref 1947.
Sir Edward Keeling
, Twickenham
12:00,
27 Hydref 1947
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will issue a white paper on the Petkov affair.
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.
More from wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paper
