Whilst in parliament, he became an assistant government whip in 1931, served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1932 to 1935, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1935–37 and Comptroller of the Household 1937–38.
wˌaɪlst ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˈɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, sˈɜːvd æz ɐ lˈɔːɹd kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌvðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, vˈaɪstʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn ʌvðə hˈaʊshoʊld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ænd kɑːmtɹˈoʊlɚɹ ʌvðə hˈaʊshoʊld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.