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The term red box informally refers to a ministerial box used by ministers in the British government to carry their documents. Similar in appearance to a briefcase, they are primarily used to hold and transport official departmental papers from place to place. ==Ministerial box== The design of ministerial boxes has changed little since the 1860s . The Boxes are manufactured in London by Barrow and Gale. Covered in red-stained rams' leather, they are embossed with the Royal Cypher and ministerial title. The boxes are constructed of slow-grown pine, lined with lead and black satin and, unlike a briefcase, the lock is on the bottom, opposite the hinges and the handle, to guarantee that the box is locked before being carried. The colour red has remained the traditional covering of the boxes. The lead lining, which has been retained in modern boxes, was once meant to ensure that the box sank when thrown overboard in the event of capture.〔''Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems'': Chapter 14, Physical Tamper Resistance, p. 278 ((Online text ) on the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory website)〕 Also bomb-proof, they are designed to survive any catastrophe that may befall their owner.〔 Production of the red boxes costs between £385 and £750. Between 2002 and 2007 the British Government spent £57,260 on new boxes. In 1998, a Whitehall initiative began to replace document boxes with an extensive intranet. Exceptions to the red colouring are those carried by the government whips, which are covered in black leather.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Black Box Business )〕 Discreet black boxes are also available for ministers who need to travel by train. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red box (government)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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