Fossil Fuels: Advertising
Commons · Question 14118 · Tabled 13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's polices of UN Secretary-General António Guterres's call for every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel co
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 22 Nov 2024
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for regulating advertising in the UK across traditional forms of media and takes environmental issues into account. The ASA operates independently of Government, and I would encourage the Hon. Membe...