Written questions

Advertising: Children

Commons · Question 28905 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Broadcasting Code by Ofcom on reducing the sexualisation of children through broadcast advertising.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 13 Feb 2025

The Advertising Standards Authority co-regulates broadcast advertising under contract with Ofcom and its sister organisation, the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP), sets the advertising codes. The codes require that advertisements must no...