§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the operation of the film levy fund; and if he will take steps to ensure that levy payments are not made in respect of the production of erotic films.
§ Mr. DeakinsDetails of the fund's operation are laid annually before Parliament. Classification of the content of a film is not within its scope. The fund is financed from a levy on cinema admissions for all films, and it is in turn distributed by reference to box office takings for the film concerned, with some advantage for low-cost films.