Oral Answers to Questions — British Army. – in the House of Commons at on 12 December 1939.
Sir Jocelyn Lucas
, Portsmouth South
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, when purchasing horses for the army, buyers will be instructed, where possible, to give priority to geldings and mares unlikely to be of value for breeding?
Sir Victor Warrender
, Grantham
It is a general rule that entire horses should not be bought for the army. It is intended that future purchases should be by voluntary agreement with owners registered for that purpose, and it is not considered that any special instructions as to mares suitable for breeding will be necessary.
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.
