Written question asked by Lord Cunningham of Felling (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 December 1996. It was answered by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative) on Monday, 16 December 1996 on behalf of the Department of National Heritage.

Dept of National Heritage

Question: What proposals she has for increasing the powers of (a) the Broadcasting Standards Council and (b) the Independent Television Commission in relation to violence on television. (Holding answer 13 December 1996).

Answer: Dr. John Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what proposals she has for increasing the powers of (a) Broadcasting Standards Council and (b) the Independent Television Commission in relation to violence on television. [8928] Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: [13 December 1996]: The BSC and the ITC will be revising their codes relating to violence and other programming issues in 1997. Their existing statutory powers are sufficient to ensure that those revised codes are complied with.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 8928; 287 c442W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Codes of practice Independent Television Commission Violence Television Broadcasting Standards Council