Part of Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 October 1947.
Mr Emrys Hughes
, South Ayrshire
12:00,
28 October 1947
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that Captain William McGrath, of the Drill Hall, Cumnock, has been threatened with eviction by the local military authorities; that no house is available for him in the district; and whether, in view of the fact that this officer has 25 years' service and has three children, he will ensure that this decision will be reconsidered until alternative housing accommodation is available.
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.
