– in the House of Commons am ar 17 Ebrill 1929.
Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy
, Kingston upon Hull Central
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any proposals are under consideration for the calling of a conference specially to deal with naval armaments, following on the present meeting of the Preparatory Commission of the League of Nations on Disarmament now meeting at Geneva?
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.