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Proceeding contribution from Sion Simon (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of time motion).


Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time)

The Cabinet Office is looking to see whether this kind of thing might have happened on other occasions and, as far as we are aware, this is an isolated incident. As I say, the important thing is for the loophole to be swiftly closed today in this House, so that the protections that have been afforded to the public for 25 years by a very successful piece of legislation introduced under the previous Administration are enforceable once again—they have not been enforceable since August, when this oversight was discovered. I am sure that the House will agree that there is an urgent need for the legal protections to be reinstated.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
503 c176-7 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Consumers DVDs EU law Film Protection Prosecutions Sales Video games Video recordings Classification schemes
Legislation
Video Recordings Bill 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk