Written question asked by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 January 1992. It was answered by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 January 1992 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Untitled Written question

Question

What measures Department intends to take (1) against retailers and libraries to require them to treat pornographic discs as adult publications only; (2) to draw attention to the problem of access to pornographic disks for children; (3) against existing open access of children to these disks; & (4) to introduce legislation to make it illegal for people knowingly to publish an advertisement for computer disks which contain illegal pornography & sell magazines which contain such advertisements.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

202 c475W

Session

1991-92

Subjects

Children Advertising Software Data transmission Enforcement Obscenity Newspaper press Pornography Magazine press