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Oral Answers to Questions — Bermuda (Workers' Petition)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 12 Mawrth 1947.

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Photo of Mr Clement Attlee Mr Clement Attlee , Stepney Limehouse 12:00, 12 Mawrth 1947

A petition has been received from the Bermuda Workers' Association for the appointment of a Royal Commission. As the House has already been informed, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies is in consultation with the Governor on the subject of the petition, and it is hoped to make a statement in the near future.

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.