– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Rhagfyr 1947.
Mr Osbert Peake
, Leeds North
12:00,
4 Rhagfyr 1947
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received the reports of the Boundary Commissioners, and when they will be published.
Mr James Ede
, South Shields
Yes, Sir. The report of the Commission for Northern Ireland has been published, and it is hoped to publish the remaining reports on Friday of next week.
Mr Osbert Peake
, Leeds North
Can the right hon. Gentleman assure the House that, in view of the various misfortunes which have attended this question of redistribution, he will proceed with the preparation of a Bill on the matter at a very early date?
Mr James Ede
, South Shields
I have anticipated the right hon. Gentleman's Question, and am already getting on with the job.
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.
