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Secretary Of State For War

Volume 103: debated on Thursday 7 March 1918

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47.

asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the additional powers now conferred upon the Secretary of State for War by Order in Council, he will consider the advisability of making arrangements under which the Secretary of State for War should be directly responsible to the House of Commons and should also be a Member of that House?

Will the House of Commons not have the opportunity of deciding on the representation of the War Office in this House?

I can only give the same answer as I gave before, that in my opinion it would be going unduly far for the Government to say that these high officers must all be Members of this House.

As Lord Derby enjoys in a marked degree the confidence of all classes, and is serving the best interests of the nation, would it

That is raising a general question which is not relevant to the question on the Paper.