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

10.3  OLD AGE - A New Partnership for Care in Old Age Cm 3563. The Stationery Office (ISBN 0101356323) £8.65

12.3  SOCIAL SERVICES - Achievement and Challenge Cm 3588. The Stationery Office (ISBN 0101358822) £6.85

Green Papers

10.3  Water Pollution - Proposals to tackle Water Pollution from Abandoned Mines. Copies from Water Quality Division, Department of the Environment, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE Tel: 0171 890 3000 (Comments by 30 May)

10.3  SCHOOL, TEACHER APPRAISAL - Introduction of the Draft Education (School Teacher Appraisal) (Scotland) Regulations 1997. Copies from the Scottish Office, St. Andrews House, Edinburgh EH1 1DG Tel: 0131 244 2967 (Comments by 11 April)

10.3  SCOTLAND'S COAST - Draft National Planning Policy Guidelines (NPPG). Copies from the Scottish Office, Planning Services Division, 2-H Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ Tel: 0131 244 7538 (Comments by 28 April)

10.3  PUBLICATIONS - Legal Deposit of Publications: a consultation paper. Copies from Libraries Division, Department of National Heritage, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH (Comments by 11 April)

12.3  AGRICULTURAL FOODSTUFFS - EC Regulation 2081/92 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs. Copies from the Scottish Office, Dover House, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AU Tel: 0171 270 6729 (Comments by end of March)

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.

11.3  INSURANCE (LLOYD'S) REGULATIONS 1997. Copies from Insurance Directorate, Lloyd's Branch, Department of Trade and Industry, Room 5.A.28, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET [Tel: 0171-215 0214]