Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 8 March 1939.
Major Abraham Lyons
, Leicester East
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can make any statement on the position of the recent strike in Trinidad and Jamaica; whether Mr. Uriah Butler is still in custody and for what sentence; for what offence he is being detained; and whether, in view of the representations made in the matter, any decision has been reached as to his release?
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.
