Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Armed Forces – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 10 Rhagfyr 1947.
Mr Albert Alexander
, Sheffield, Hillsborough
12:00,
10 Rhagfyr 1947
There is no doubt about the need for economy, and that is constantly being pressed. Detailed information about Service officers, cars, and matters of this kind can only be obtained, by putting Questions to the Ministers responsible to Parliament for the administration of the Services, as explained in Paragraph 20 of the white paper on Central Organisation for Defence.
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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