Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what role his Department plans to play in the forthcoming consultation on advertising restrictions as part of the obesity strategy; and if he will ensure that Ofcom have the primary role in data provision and analysis for broadcasting and online advertising.

DCMS and DHSC will jointly consult on introducing a 9pm watershed on TV and similar protection for children viewing adverts online. The consultation will be launched before the end of the year. We are working with a range of stakeholders including Ofcom, the Advertising Standards Authority and the National Institute for Health Research Obesity Policy Research Unit to understand how the evidence base for action in these areas develops and will provide more detail in due course.