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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Broadcasted House of Commons Sports Day
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Wouldn't it be nice to see our elected Government slog it out on the 1500m as we all did at school? A traditional sports day would include track events ranging from the 100m dash to the aforementioned 1500m and field events such as long jump, shot put etc. and also team sports.
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
Whether a sporting event involving members of parliament should be broadcast is a matter for the Parliamentary authorities. However, the attached article mentions some unbroadcast events which take place:
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