Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 March 1947.
Mr Stephen Swingler
, Stafford
12:00,
11 March 1947
asked the Secretary of State for War what proportion of men in the army is under 25 years of age at the latest date for which figures are available.
Mr Frederick Bellenger
, Bassetlaw
76 per cent at 31st December, 1946.
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.
