Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 26458

Film and Video Games: Classification Schemes

Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with the British Board of Film Classification the classification of (a) films and (b) video games; and if she will take steps to reduce the sexualisation of children through t

Answer

Chris Bryant
The classification system has addressed these issues under successive governments, but decisions regarding the classification of films are made by the BBFC and the Games Rating Authority, not the BBFC, is responsible for the classification of video games....

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