Oral Answers to Questions — Iraq. – in the House of Commons am ar 6 Gorffennaf 1925.
Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy
, Kingston upon Hull Central
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the cost of the civil list in Iraq in sterling per annum?
Lieut-Colonel Leo Amery
, Birmingham Sparkbrook
The cost of the Civil List of Iraq is approximately £70,000 a year.
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.