Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Tachwedd 1965.
Mr Reginald Freeson
, Willesden East
12:00,
4 Tachwedd 1965
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the central Race Relations Board and the local conciliation committees set up under the Race Relations Act will be able to receive complaints of racial discrimination from voluntary liaison committees.
Sir Frank Soskice
, Newport (Monmouthshire/Gwent)
Yes, Sir, provided that the complaints are made with the written authority of those against whom the discrimination is alleged to have been practised.
Mr Reginald Freeson
, Willesden East
May I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that reply which clarifies a point in the white paper which was issued recently?
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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