Example sentences of "the under-secretary of state [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Timothy Sainsbury , the Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , on March 7 insisted in the British House of Commons that the UK had no intention of giving up sovereignty of the islands and that the issue was not on the political agenda . |
| 2 | In 1981 , during the Committee stage of the Bill , the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment said : ‘ For the purposes of pest control , especially control of foxes and rabbits , there is no practical alternative to a snare well set by an experienced person and regularly inspected . ’ |
| 3 | In addition , Lady Anson , the chairman of the Association of District Councils , has been in touch with my noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces . |
| 4 | As the hon. Gentleman knows very well , the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment , my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury ( Mr. Baldry ) , dealt with that very point at Question Time on Wednesday . |
| 5 | Yesterday my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment presented an award to the best street cleaner in London . |
| 6 | My hon. Friend the Member for Leyton ( Mr. Cohen ) yesterday asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment , the hon. Member for Salisbury ( Mr. Key ) , whether he would consider the abolition of the minimum 20 per cent . |
| 7 | In reply , the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces gave me certain assurances . |
| 8 | He could quite easily have asked to meet me or my noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces — with whom he has been corresponding , as he said — at the Ministry of Defence , where we could have discussed the matter in a more suitable environment . |
| 9 | That was covered in the letter sent to the hon. Gentleman by my noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces on 28 August . |