§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which local authorities have requested his permission to employ sponsored school crossing wardens.
§ Mr. BrittanAvon, Devon, East Sussex, Kent and Nottinghamshire county councils, the chief constable of the Lincolnshire Police and the borough of Kettering have asked for a Home Office view on this matter.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will take steps to restrict sponsoring and prohibit advertising borne either upon the person of sponsored school crossing wardens or upon their lollipops;
(2) if he will take steps to prohibit the sponsorship of school crossing patrols by companies, organisations or industrial companies concerned with the promotion of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, gambling, political activity or surgical goods.
§ Mr. BrittanNo. Outside London these are matters for local authorities.