Oral Answers to Questions — League of Nations. – in the House of Commons at on 14 September 1931.
Sir Francis Fremantle
, St Albans
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether British ratification of the 1931 Narcotics Limitation Convention has yet been decided upon; and, if not, when is a decision regarding ratification likely to be made?
Mr Anthony Eden
, Warwick and Leamington
I am informed that legislation amending the Dangerous Drugs Acts in certain respects will be necessary before the Convention for the Limitation of the Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs can be ratified. The matter is under consideration.
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.
