Women and Equalities written question – answered at on 17 July 2013.
Jim Cunningham
Labour, Coventry South
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities if she will support the No More Page 3 campaign.
Helen Grant
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
holding answer
Regulatory changes to ban page 3 would amount to content regulation of the press, and Government do not believe this is the right response. However, I understand the strength of feeling about how women are represented in the media. That is why Government has implemented its Body Confidence campaign—and we are working with industry on these issues. This year my ministerial colleagues and I have met with a number of organisations that aim to challenge how women are portrayed in the media, and we will continue to discuss how we can best support healthy and respectful representations
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