Oral Answers to Questions — Petrol – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 June 1945.
Sir Charles Taylor
, Eastbourne
12:00,
5 June 1945
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs if he is satisfied that Eire preserved strict neutrality during the war in Europe.
Mr Paul Emrys-Evans
, Derbyshire Southern
I need not add to what the Prime Minister has said as to the danger involved to our security, and, indeed, our existence, by the attitude of neutrality adopted by the Eire Government in the war. There are, however, no grounds for suggesting that the Eire Government committed un-neutral acts to the disadvantage of this country.
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.
