§ 69. Mr. R. W. Elliottasked the Attorney General if he is aware that at 11.40 p.m. on 26th March a record in a British Broadcasting Corporation request programme was dedicated to a Labour election candidate and her supporters; and whether he will institute proceedings under the Representation of the People Acts.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI understand that on 26th March, in a live radio programme broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation, a competitor in a "Mystery Music Game" said that he would like to "dedicate" a record which was to be played on the programme to all supporters of the Labour Party who74W were going to vote for his mother at the forthcoming local elections.
There is no evidence that the B.B.C. were aware that the competitor proposed to make this statement, or that they had any intention of incurring expenses
with a view to promoting or procuring the election of a candidate".Accordingly, I do not propose to institute proceedings under the Representation of the People Acts.