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Early day motion 2140, tabled 22 October 2009 by Lindsay Roy (Labour). Signed by 70 members.

That this House believes that politicians, retailers, publishers and distributors have a collective responsibility to protect children and young people from displays of sexually graphic material that they are not emotionally equipped to deal with; calls for an urgent review of existing guidelines drawn up between the Home Office and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents; further believes that such a review must consider the availability of sexually graphic publications to children and young people, the positioning of these publications on the shelves of retailers, the potential for concealing these publications in bags and consider the question of age-rating such publications; and further believes that failure to follow the revised guidelines could lead to calls for legislation covering all aspects of the availability and display of sexually graphic material to children and young people throughout the retail and publishing industries.

Signatures by party: Labour 46, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 5, DUP 3, Independent Labour 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.