Written question asked by Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact on children's broadcasting funded wholly or partly through advertising of the proposals set out in the Government's Public Health White Paper.

Answer: Mr. Chris Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the impact on children's broadcasting funded wholly or partly through advertising of the proposals set out in the Government's Public Health White Paper. [199235] Estelle Morris: The Government's Public Health White Paper sets out a range of options for tightening the rules on broadcast advertising, sponsorship and promotion of foods to children. We recognise that some of these could have an impact on the funding of children's broadcasting and this is referred to in the Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment associated with the White Paper and on which comments are sought. As the White Paper makes clear, the options to be pursued by Ofcom will be dependent on the nutritional profiling scheme being developed by the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency. Ofcom will consult on proposed rule changes in due course and will, if they are likely to have a significant impact, undertake a full Regulatory Impact Assessment as required under the Communications Act 2003.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 199235; 426 c1792-3W;426 c1796-7W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Children Advertising Broadcasting programmes Finance Television Public health
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk