Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 21 March 2007.
Peter Hain
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, The Secretary of State for Wales
11:30,
21 March 2007
I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Defence.
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.
