Potato Harvesting (School Children)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 10 Ebrill 1945.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Mr. Gallaeher:

Instead of the Secretary of State advising that children should be sent to do this work, will he not consult with the Ministry of Labour, in view of the redundancy which is occurring in industry, and ask for volunteers from industry to help in this work?

Secretary of State

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.