§ Mr. PollardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for the authority responsible for making arrangements for the classification of video works under the Video Recordings Act 1984. [30675]
§ Mr. StrawFollowing the proposal for designation which I laid before Parliament on 18 December, I have today designated Mr. Andreas Whittam Smith under section 4(4) of the Video Recordings Act 1984. Mr. Whittam Smith was appointed as President of the British Board of Film Classification on 1 January 1998, and I am designating him, in that capacity, to replace the Earl of Harewood and Lord Birkett of Ulverston.
I have placed in the Library a copy of my Notice of Designation and the text of a letter I am sending to Mr. Whittam Smith confirming the designation.