HC Deb 01 November 1920 vol 134 c96W
Lieut.-Colonel CROFT

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that school children in Battersea have been dressed in red caps of liberty and red sashes of freedom, and that they are taught to sing an anthem known as "God save the People" in lieu of the National Anthem; and, if so, who is responsible and what steps he intends to take?

Mr. FISHER

I have no information beyond what has appeared in the Press, which ascribes the incident to a Sunday school. The matter appears to be outside the province of the Board of Education.