Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Armed Forces – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Tachwedd 1947.
Mr Albert Alexander
, Sheffield, Hillsborough
12:00,
5 Tachwedd 1947
I think, perhaps, that I ought to have notice of that question; it is a matter which will fall to be debated on the white paper and on the Estimates.
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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