Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 November 1947.
Sir Allan Noble
, Chelsea
12:00,
5 November 1947
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any statement to make on the damage caused by the recent hurricane in Bermuda.
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.
