asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what investigations his Department has carried out through specific projects on violence on television and its effect on young persons; and if he will make a statement.

The Home Office Research and Planning Unit has recently published a paper, "Television violence: a note on recent research"—Research Bulletin 22/1986—a copy of which is in the Library, which reviews the studies undertaken in recent years on the relationship of television violence to aggression. Original research is also sponsored by the broadcasting authorities which are responsible for keeping in touch with developments in this field.