Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 11 March 1929.
Colonel Victor Cazalet
, Chippenham
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has yet taken any decisions in regard to the conditions which prevail in the West African Colonial Service; and, if so, can he tell the House what these decisions are?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.