Oral Answers to Questions — League of Nations. – in the House of Commons at on 20 March 1929.
Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy
, Kingston upon Hull Central
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs who will represent His Majesty's Government at the forthcoming meeting of the Disarmament Commission of the League of Nations?
Mr Austen Chamberlain
, Birmingham West
The representative of His Majesty's Government will be the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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.
The Chancellor - also known as "Chancellor of the Exchequer" is responsible as a Minister for the treasury, and for the country's economy. For Example, the Chancellor set taxes and tax rates. The Chancellor is the only MP allowed to drink Alcohol in the House of Commons; s/he is permitted an alcoholic drink while delivering the budget.
