Part of Access to Personal Files Bill – in the House of Commons at 1:15 pm on 24 April 1987.
Mr David Waddington
, Ribble Valley
1:15,
24 April 1987
The hon. Gentleman has raised an important point, but I cannot give him an answer today. However, I shall ensure that the attention of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is drawn to the point that he has made and that he receives a reply and complete answer to it as soon as possible.
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.
