– in the House of Commons am ar 28 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr Walter Baker
, Bristol East
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is in a position to make any announcement as to the Government's intention with regard to the East Africa Loan Bill?
Sir Douglas Hacking
, Chorley
I have been asked to reply. I would refer the hon. Member to the statement by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject in the course of yesterday's Debate on the Colonial Office Estimates.
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.