Oral Answers to Questions — India – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 23 Awst 1945.
Mr Alexander Sloan
, South Ayrshire
12:00,
23 Awst 1945
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will take steps to release Sibnath Banerji, member of the Legislative Assembly of Bengal, to enable him to attend the session of the I.L.O. in Europe as an adviser delegate, to which position he has been elected by the All-India T.U.C.
Mr Arthur Henderson
, Kingswinford
I am making inquiries into this matter.
Mr Alexander Sloan
, South Ayrshire
asked the. Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will make a statement about the release of political prisoners and the withdrawal of the prohibitory orders in respect of political organisations, the right of assembly and of the movements of persons within British India.
Mr Arthur Henderson
, Kingswinford
These matters are under consideration by my Noble Friend and I regret that I am not at present in a position to make a statement on them.
Mr Alexander Sloan
, South Ayrshire
Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that he is going to have a busy time making these inquiries?
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.
