I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for sharing his concerns about how the Bill would affect all right hon. and hon. Members. He will be aware that the BBFC makes 17,000 decisions a year, so I can well imagine a large number of requests coming our way. Does he share my concern that the situation could be even worse than he describes, because various newspapers will almost undoubtedly get in on the act and will publish, day after day, lists of those Members of Parliament who have failed to sign early-day motions, even when they and the people lobbying them have probably not seen the films in question, as he said?
British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Foster of Bath
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 29 February 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals) Bill.
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