HC Deb 26 July 1956 vol 557 c60W
57. Mr. Sparks

asked the Minister of Education why horses and hounds of the Braes of Derwent Hunt were permitted to enter the premises of a Durham school in April and to kill a fox in the presence of a large number of schoolchildren.

Sir D. Eccles

As far as I am aware neither the fox nor the hunt obtained permission to enter the school. The incident occurred over three months ago and the master of the hunt has apologised.

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