§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if there are proposals to alter the extent or content of advertising in broadcast or non-broadcast media for any categories of products other than those contained in the forthcoming White Paper on Tobacco. [15625]
§ Mr. FisherThe Government have no such proposals. The Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority produce detailed guidelines for broadcasters on the scheduling and content of broadcast advertisements. These are reviewed from time to time in consultation with Government and broadcasters, but no reviews are currently under way or planned. For non-broadcast advertisements, the advertising industry also produces a code of practice for advertisers which is administered by the Advertising Standards Authority. The industry is currently conducting a general review of the code.