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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department takes to prevent parents and guardians buying video games for children which are not certified as appropriate for a child's age.

The Pegi age ratings and content advice on video games - and on associated marketing materials such as tv advertisements - help parents and guardians make informed choices about the products they purchase for children or allow them to access. We encourage those responsible for children to look carefully at the ratings and pictograms, on boxed products, on downloadable content, and also to consider using parental controls on gaming and mobile devices to manage access.

We will continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies on further promotion of the Pegi age ratings and advice about safe gaming, including through initiatives such as AskAboutGames.