HC Deb 12 February 1948 vol 447 cc95-6W
15. Sir G. Fox

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the cocktail-shaking and tasting competition at the Catering Trades Exhibition at Olympia on 24th January was closed down on the grounds of public safety.

Mr. Ede

I understanding that there was no question of closing down the actual competition, which went off without incident. After it was over, a considerable number of spectators still lingered obstructing the gangways. My information is that, on his own initiative, the organiser of the exhibition asked them to disperse "in the interests of public safety."