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 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

None

Green Papers

2.4	BEEF: Proposals for a Date Based Export Scheme. Copies from Stan Sadowski, MAFF. Tel: 0181-330 4411. Fax: 0181-330 8414. Comments by 30 April 1998
31.3	COURT TRANSFERS: Proposed simplification of the Transfer Procedure from the County Court to the High Court for Enforcement by execution against Goods. Copies from Audrey Fisher, Lord Chancellor's Department. Tel: 0171 210 8767. Website: http://www.openlgov.uk/lcd. Comments by 15 May 1998.
30.3	LAW COMMISSION: Rules against perpetuities and excessive accumulations. HC 579 1997/98, LAW COM No 251. Copies from TSO ISBN:010291298X. £18.85.
2.4	LIFELONG LEARNING: Learning is for Everyone. Welsh Office consultation. Cm 3924. Copies from TSO. ISBN 0101396427. £10.30
27.3	LISTED BUILDINGS: Consultation on status of Comet airliner hangar, Hatfield. Copies from Moira Redmond, Buildings, Monuments and Sites Division, DCMS, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH. Comments by 22 May 1998.
30.3	LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Three consultation papers. 1) Modernising Local Government: improving local financial accountability; 2) Business Rates; 3) Capital Finance. Copies from DETR, PO Box No 236, Wetherby, W Yorkshire, LS23 7NB. Website: http://www.local.detr.gov.uk/finance/consult.htm. Comments by 1 June 1998.
1.4	MAGISTRATES COURTS: Consultation on proposed unification of the Stipendiary Bench. Copies from Lord Chancellor's Department. Tel: 0171 210 8953. Website: http//www.open.gov.uk.lcd. Comments by 14 May 1998.
31.3	PENSIONS: Consultation on options for modernising Police and Fire Service Pension Schemes. Copies from Police Pensions Review, Room 518, Home Office, 50 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AT or Mr D Lafayette, Room 630, Home Office, Horseferry House, Dean Ryle Street, London SW1P 2AW. Comments by 31 July 1998..
30.3	SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION: Diligence on the Dependence and Admiralty Arrestments. HC 585 1997/98, SCOT LAW COM No 164. Copies from TSO ISBN:0102594988. £21.50.
2.4	SCOTTISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Consultation on the future of local government under the Scottish Parliament. Copies from Tony McLaughton, Commission on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament. Tel: 0131 244 2542. Comments by 30 June 1998
2.4	SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT: Consultation on how the Scottish Parliament should work. Copies from Peter Lewis, Scottish Office. Tel: 0131-244 2967. Comments by 31 May 1998.
31.3	TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Personal Numbering Services. Copies from OFTEL, Research and Intelligence Unit. Tel: 0171 634 8761. Website: http://www.oftel.gov.uk. Comments by 28 April1998.
30.3	TELEPHONE CHARGES: Meeting customer needs for accurate telephone bills. Copies from OFTEL, Research Intelligence Department, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ. Tel: 0171 634 8700. Website: http://www.oftel.gov.uk. Comments by 26 June 1998.
27.3	TEXTILES: Governments proposal to amend the Textile Products (indication of Fibre Content) Regulations 1986. Copies from Kevin Davies, DTI, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Tel: 0171 215 0329. Fax: 0171 215 0315. Comments by 20 April 1998.
2.4	VITAMIN B6: Consultation on proposed limits to doses of Vitamin B6 in food supplements. Copies from MAFF, Room 306B, Ergon House, c/o Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. Tel: 0171-238 6256. Comments by 26 June 1998
1.4	WATER CHARGES: Water charging in England and Wales. A new approach. Copies from James Tait. DETR. Tel: 0171 890 5374. Comments by 14 May 1998.