To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent assessment he has made of whether technological developments can help parents to monitor and control the use their children make of television and computers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent assessment he has made of whether technological developments can help parents to monitor and control the use their children make of television and computers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect of excessive watching of television on (a) aggressive behaviour, (b) childhood obesity and (c) sleeping disturbance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect of excessive watching of television on (a) aggressive behaviour, (b) childhood obesity and (c) sleeping disturbance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent assessment he has made of (a) the system for rating television and films in respect of violent content and (b) arrangements for monitoring that system; and whether he plans to commission a formal review of that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent assessment he has made of (a) the system for rating television and films in respect of violent content and (b) arrangements for monitoring that system; and whether he plans to commission a formal review of that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what government-funded studies have been carried out into the impact of television and screen violence on actual violence, giving (a) the amount spent on each study, (b) the name of the university or research institution that carried out...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what government-funded studies have been carried out into the impact of television and screen violence on actual violence, giving (a) the amount spent on each study, (b) the name of the university or research institution that carried out...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on developing and promoting advice to parents on the appropriate use of television by their children in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on developing and promoting advice to parents on the appropriate use of television by their children in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many plasma screen televisions his Department purchased in each of the last two years; and what the cost was of purchasing and installing such televisions in each such year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many plasma screen televisions his Department purchased in each of the last two years; and what the cost was of purchasing and installing such televisions in each such year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on using the white spaces in television spectrum for other uses; and what assessment has been made of the potential to use 600 MHz spectrum as white space spectrum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on using the white spaces in television spectrum for other uses; and what assessment has been made of the potential to use 600 MHz spectrum as white space spectrum.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted an analysis of government financial support for the film and television animation sectors in (1) Canada, (2) the Republic of Ireland, (3) Australia, and (4) France.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted an analysis of government financial support for the film and television animation sectors in (1) Canada, (2) the Republic of Ireland, (3) Australia, and (4) France.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the recommendation in the House of Lords Communications Committee report on The British Film and Television Industries—Decline or Opportunity? (First Report, Session 2009–10, HL Paper 37), for ““the extension of the film tax credit, on a pilot basis, to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the recommendation in the House of Lords Communications Committee report on The British Film and Television Industries—Decline or Opportunity? (First Report, Session 2009–10, HL Paper 37), for ““the extension of the film tax credit, on a pilot basis, to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions HM Treasury Ministers have met representatives of the United Kingdom film and television animation sector in the past 12 months.

To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions HM Treasury Ministers have met representatives of the United Kingdom film and television animation sector in the past 12 months.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing a tax credit to the United Kingdom film and television animation sector.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing a tax credit to the United Kingdom film and television animation sector.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of the market in (1) toys, (2) DVDs, and (3) other merchandise, resulting from the United Kingdom film and television animation sector.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of the market in (1) toys, (2) DVDs, and (3) other merchandise, resulting from the United Kingdom film and television animation sector.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the contribution made by the United Kingdom film and television animation sector to the United Kingdom economy.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the contribution made by the United Kingdom film and television animation sector to the United Kingdom economy.

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment of the House on the local media.

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment of the House on the local media.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I am grateful that the Minister is here to respond to the debate. He and I usually discuss high technology issues, but today we will talk about low technology and local newspapers in print form. I am pleased to...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I am grateful that the Minister is here to respond to the debate. He and I usually discuss high technology issues, but today we will talk about low technology and local newspapers in print form. I am pleased to...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I thank my hon. Friend on obtaining this important debate. Does he agree that papers such as the Redditch Advertiser and the Redditch Standard, which are local free sheets and the only newspapers that we have in Redditch, are...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I thank my hon. Friend on obtaining this important debate. Does he agree that papers such as the Redditch Advertiser and the Redditch Standard, which are local free sheets and the only newspapers that we have in Redditch, are...

My hon. Friend makes an important point about the valuable titles in Redditch. Local newspapers reach some of the most vulnerable people in our communities and push forward a positive message on everything: Government news, local authority news, planning permissions, charitable events and what is going on in the local...

My hon. Friend makes an important point about the valuable titles in Redditch. Local newspapers reach some of the most vulnerable people in our communities and push forward a positive message on everything: Government news, local authority news, planning permissions, charitable events and what is going on in the local...

Does my hon. Friend agree that local media are vital to small towns such as Dartford and Stevenage, because they are often too large to have parish magazines dedicated to their area, but too small to have, for example, regional television covering just their area?

Does my hon. Friend agree that local media are vital to small towns such as Dartford and Stevenage, because they are often too large to have parish magazines dedicated to their area, but too small to have, for example, regional television covering just their area?

My hon. Friend makes an important point about local newspapers in Dartford. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resuming—

My hon. Friend makes an important point about local newspapers in Dartford. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resuming—

Before the Division, we were discussing what the Prime Minister said about local newspapers being a great vehicle for social change, and I want to refer to a couple of campaigns that I have run with local newspapers in my area. One campaign sought to bring the carnival back to...

Before the Division, we were discussing what the Prime Minister said about local newspapers being a great vehicle for social change, and I want to refer to a couple of campaigns that I have run with local newspapers in my area. One campaign sought to bring the carnival back to...