Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 48966

Television: Advertising

Tabled: 29 April 2025

Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Alberto Costa

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the regulation of televised advertisements depicting (a) violent imagery, (b) knifes and (c) other weapons during family viewing hours; and what steps s

Answer

Chris Bryant

Although we have not had specific such conversations with Ofcom, we take the issue seriously. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) co-regulates broadcast advertising under contract with Ofcom and its sister organisation, the Broadcast Committee of Ad...

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