Television: Advertising
Commons · Question 48966 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Chris Bryant, 8 May 2025
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...