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 evidence her Department has recently evaluated on the amount of violence on television. (Holding answer 13 December 1996).

Answer: Dr. Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what evidence her Department has recently evaluated on the amount of violence on television. [8930] Mrs. Bottomley: [holding answer 13 December 1996]: The BBC, ITC and BSC recently provided me with wide-ranging reports on violence on television and action taken to protect vulnerable viewers. The main source of evidence provided on the amount of violence on television was a study by Sheffield university, funded by the ITC, the BSC, the BBC and other broadcasters, which suggests that the amount of violence on terrestrial television has fallen in recent years. We shortly expect further results from that study, taking in a wider range of channels.

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