HC Deb 12 December 1994 vol 251 c497W
23. Sir Michael Neubert

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what additional proposals he has for reducing the amount and level of violence on television.

Mr. Dorrell

Broadcasters in the United Kingdom are independent of Government but have clear responsibilities with regard to programme content. Earlier this year, my predecessor held meetings with the chairman of the BBC, Independent Television Commission and Broadcasting Standards Council to discuss public concern about television violence. Both the BBC and ITC undertook to monitor the amount of violence and report back and we await their findings.