§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the EC directive on transfrontier broadcasting will be incorporated into the United Kingdom law.
§ Mr. Peter LloydArticle 25 of the directive requires member states to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement its provisions not later than 3 October 1991. We shall comply with this requirement. To the extent that new statutory powers are necessary for this purpose these were included in the Broadcasting Act 1990.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations he has held with the Advertising Standards Authority regarding the EC directive on transfrontier broadcasting.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Home Office consulted a wide range of advertising interests about the relevant provisions 69W of the EC directive while it was under negotiation, but since television advertising is not within the remit of the Advertising Standards Authority it was not appropriate to include the authority in these consultations.