PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION (5 July 2005)

Motion Details

That this House expresses its concern that the names and professional backgrounds of the examiners at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) are not available to the public; and expresses further concern at the BBFC's increasing tendency to abdicate its responsibility to parents and guardians of young people by classifying too many films as 12a, thus placing the decision as to whether the film is suitable to be seen by young people onto the parent or guardian, who in most cases will not have seen the film beforehand, unlike the BBFC.

Sponsored by:
Sir Mike Penning (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
10
38%
 
 
Conservative
8
31%
 
 
Independent
3
12%
 
 
Your Party
1
4%
 
 
Speaker
1
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
4%
 
 
Reform UK
1
4%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
4%
 
Sponsor List (26 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Brian Binley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Con
Stephen Crabb
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Helen Goodman
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Sir Mike Penning (Sponsor)
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Ms Dari Taylor
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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