§ Mr. LeighTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if the Government will bring forward legislation to establish the Video Appeals Committee as a statutory body; [35728]
(2) if the Government will bring forward legislation to make it an offence (a) to show a Restricted 18 video to a child and (b) to allow a child to view such a video. [35726]
§ Dr. HowellsI have been asked to reply.
Responsibility for taking forward these and other issues raised in the Government's consultation paper on R18 videos passed from the Home Office to this Department last year. We are assessing the responses to the consultation and will produce our response as soon as possible.