– in the House of Commons at on 9 December 1929.
Sir George Jones
, Stoke Newington
asked the Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been drawn to the drastic curtailment of capital expenditure on Indian railway construction and to the announcement of the railway member of the Government of India, Sir George Rainy, that in the
Lieut-General Edward Fitzroy
, Daventry
That is not a matter for Standing Order No. 10. That can be discussed at some other time.
Hon. Henry Mond
, Liverpool East Toxteth
In view of the fact that the Ambassador left last night, and we have only this evening had a definite ruling from the Foreign Secretary that he was not proceeding under his own Protocol, but under the terms of the statement made by the Prime Minister, which is quite different, surely that is an urgent matter of public importance which ought to be raised at the first moment?
Lieut-General Edward Fitzroy
, Daventry
I am afraid that I cannot alter my decision.
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.
