| Heading: |
Television: Advertising |
| Question ID: |
1798253 |
| UIN: |
48966 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4439 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alberto Costa
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| Asking Member handle: |
albertocostamp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@albertocostamp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the regulation of televised advertisements depicting (a) violent imagery, (b) knifes and (c) other weapons during family viewing hours; and what steps s |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1446 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answer text: |
Although we have not had specific such conversations with Ofcom, we take the issue seriously. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) co-regulates broadcast advertising under contract with Ofcom and its sister organisation, the Broadcast Committee of Ad... |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |