– in the House of Commons am ar 16 Mehefin 1924.
Colonel Sir Walter De Frece
, Ashton-under-Lyne
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the lapse of time since the original announcement, he can now give the names of the Commissions to visit East and West Africa, their terms of reference, and the date and plans for their visits?
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.