Part of Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 August 1947.
Mr George Chetwynd
, Stockton-on-Tees
12:00,
5 August 1947
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will issue a sweet ration card to Army personnel which would enable them to purchase their sweet ration in civilian shops, as soldiers are unable to get adequate variety in N.A.A.F.I. canteens.
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.
