Tom, I had a similar experience when I wrote to my MP, David Davis. I got a reply from Diana Johnson, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, stating much the same thing and adding, "English folk music is mentioned in the Music Study Programme as an example of the kinds of music that students could study.....through Sing Up, the national singing programme funded by the Government, over 300 songs are available in a web-based song bank (www.singup.org) for primary teachers to use. Many of these are traditional English folksongs. Over 70 percent of English primary schools are registered to use the resource."

Again, no mention of the BNP issue.