Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons am 1:41 pm ar 5 Mawrth 1997.
Mr Raymond Robertson
, Aberdeen South
1:41,
5 Mawrth 1997
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are putting more money in and our standards are rising. As we made clear in our white paper "Raising the Standard", which we published a month ago, in the next Parliament we will continue that work.
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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