WHITE PAPERS AND GREEN PAPERS

RECEIVED SINCE LAST BULLETIN

White Papers are issued by the Government as statements of policy, and often set out proposals for legislative changes, which may be debated before a Bill is introduced. Government responses to Select Committee reports, which are occasionally regarded as White Papers, are often omitted from this section but may be found within the Select Committee Publications section. Some White Papers may invite comments. Green Papers set out for discussion, proposals which are still at a formative stage. All CONSULTATIVE and DISCUSSION documents which reach the Public Information Office are included in this section. Inclusion in the Bulletin is for record purposes.

Not all discussion papers are published and put on general release: some are sent only to a predetermined list of consultees. This is a matter solely for the Department concerned.

Papers to which an ISBN and price are appended are normally available through the Stationery Office. For others, application should be made to the department concerned.

White Papers

11.11	Free Trade & Foreign Policy: a Global Vision, Cm 3437, The Stationery Office (ISBN 0101343728) £8.00
13.11	National Health Service: a Service with Ambitions, Cm 3425, The Stationery Office (ISBN 0101342527) £8.25

Green Papers

8.11	SOCIAL SECURITY - Draft Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997. Copies from Secretary, Social Services Advisory Committee, Room 344, New Court, 48 Carey Street, London WC2A 2LS. (Comments by 6 December 1996)
11.11	HEALTH - The Environment and Health. Copies from DoE Publications Dispatch Centre, Blackhorse Road, London SE9 6TT. (Comments by 11 February 1997)
11.11	HOUSING CONSTRUCTION - Making the Scheme for Construction Contracts (under Section 114, Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996). Copies from Construction Industry Sponsorship Division, Room C1/12, Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB. (Comments by 23 December 1996)
12.11	FOOD CONTAMINATION - Draft European Commission Regulation to Set Limits for Lead and Calcim in Food. Copies from Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY

COMPLIANCE COST ASSESSMENTS

Compliance Cost Assessments (CCAs) are prepared and published by the Government for all primary legislation introduced into and secondary legislation laid before Parliament. In the case of most Government Bills, a CCA forms part of the Explanatory Memoranda to the Bill: in other cases, a separate document is issued. CCAs are an assessment for the business sector of the costs involved in complying with the legislation. All CCAs received in the Library of the House of Commons are noted, along with an address where copies may be obtained. The Department of Trade and Industry issues a six monthly list of CCAs as a Command Paper. The publication of this paper will be noted in the White Papers section of the Bulletin.

8.11	Stands for Carry-Cots (Safety) (Revocation) Regulations 1996. Copies from Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET