Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Royal Navy. – in the House of Commons at on 24 January 1940.
Mr. Creech Jones:
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies under what conditions the Forced Labour (War) Regulations, 1939, issued by the Government in Nigeria, permits of the exaction of forced labour for military transport purposes in Nigeria and the Cameroons under British mandate; why it was necessary to resort to forced labour; and whether these regulations will remain operative for the whole period of the war?
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.
