§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what role he envisages for the Broadcasting Standards Council in commenting upon the suitability of programme material distributed via video cassette rental.
§ Mr. MellorAlthough we have not included the video industry within the statutory functions of the Broadcasting Standards Council in the Broadcasting Bill, the council's 467W general remit extends to video on a non-statutory basis. We understand that the British Board of Film Classification, in discharging its function under the Video Recordings Act 1984, will take account of the council's code of practice on the portrayal of violence and sex and standards of taste and decency and that the council will consult the board, among others, when drawing up or revising the code.