Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 24 Chwefror 1966.
Mr Peter Thorneycroft
, Sir Fynwy
12:00,
24 Chwefror 1966
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made in the discussions on the future of local government in Wales and Monmouthshire.
Mr James Griffiths
, Llanelli
The Inter-Departmental Working Party which is working on this has prepared first drafts of alternative models for reorganisation which it is at present discussing with informal advisers drawn from the local government world. When the Working Party has completed its consultations and reported to me, I shall have further consultations with the local authority associations and will set out my proposals in a white paper.
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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