Orders of the Day — Cinematograph and Indecent Displays Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 November 1973.

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Photo of Mr Eric Heffer Mr Eric Heffer , Liverpool, Walton 12:00, 13 November 1973

Since my hon. Friend is going out of his way to be insulting to me—and I was certainly not trying to be insulting to him—let me tell him what I am saying. I am saying that the headlines in a newspaper are not a display which would be offensive to people, and, having seen those headlines, people do not have to buy the newspaper. The point at issue is that ordinary people can walk down the street and see obscene displays that they do not wish to see. It is offensive to them and to their families. It is not the same argument, and my hon. Friend should know as much about this subject as I know about industrial relations.