HC Deb 28 July 1949 vol 467 c155W
34. Mr. Braman

asked the Minister of Education if he has any statement to make about the participation of teams from local authority schools in sports run in connection with a political gala, details of which have been sent him by the hon. Member for Bexley.

Mr. Tomlinson

I understand that the fete to which my hon. Friend refers was not advertised in advance as a political event, and the schools which entered relay teams for the sports did so not knowing that it had any political significance. If they had known beforehand that it had, I feel sure that they would not have entered teams.