Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 29 March 1939.
Sir Edward Spears
, Carlisle
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider calling up Army Reservists for training in modern weapons and new tactical methods?
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.
