– in the House of Commons am ar 29 Mawrth 1939.
Mr Reginald Sorensen
, Leyton West
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will take steps to enable foreigners who have resided in Mandated Territories for at least five years to apply for and receive British naturalisation?
Mr Thomas Inskip
, Fareham
His Majesty's Government are considering the introduction of legislation which, if passed, would enable residents in Mandated Territories to become eligible for naturalisation as British subjects. It is not yet possible to say when such legislation is likely to be introduced.
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.
