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British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals) Bill

The hon. Gentleman makes yet another extremely sound and telling point. What he proposes is not just a mechanism that gives confidence back to the community, but a mechanism that sounds an alarm bell. It is an early-warning system. If 50 MPs in an early-day motion indicate not their concern but that of 50 MPs' constituents—50 times 70,000 or 80,000—that is an early-warning system or an alarm bell. That will also avoid the problem that has been raised about people from particular religious groups who might have an objection to a film on religious grounds, which we should still examine. There are some who might feel that there is a knee-jerk reaction to almost any film, but this is a filter, a safety mechanism, an alarm bell, and it is an excellent system.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c1380 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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