Leisure
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on leisure. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| 11.03.2013 | Classification of video games |
| Prior to July 2012, video (or 'computer') games were classified under two systems: (voluntarily) under the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) scheme and (in certain cases, compulsorily) by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). In response to recommendations in the Byron Review on child safety, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport consulted on options for strengthening classifications. |
| 14.11.2012 | British Summer Time and the Daylight Saving Bill 2010-11 |
| This Standard Note provides an overview of the pros and cons of British Summer Time and the altering of clocks, as well as details of attempts to change clock times in the UK. It discusses the current Daylight Savings Bill 2010-11. |
| 13.07.2012 | Holiday Caravan Parks |
| This note covers disputes between those owning holiday caravans and the site owners |
| 25.04.2012 | Playing fields and public open spaces |
| The note covers existing protection for open spaces - especially playing fields - against development |
| 21.03.2012 | Allotments |
| This note covers issues arising from allotment gardens, including what happens when developers want to build on the site |
Research Papers
| 26.07.2012 | Olympic Britain |
| Olympic Britain tells the story of the profound economic and social change in the UK since the two previous London Olympics, in 1908 and 1948, using statistics and expert analysis. The book can also be browsed using the Parliament website at www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/olympic-britain/ |
| 11.01.2012 | Daylight Saving Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Daylight Saving Bill. |
Early Day Motions
| 23.01.2012 | PAN EUROPEAN GAME INFORMATION ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
| That this House notes with serious concern the present Pan European Game Information (PEGI) assessment criteria for video games rated acceptable for sale to 12-year-olds as established ... |
| 17.01.2012 | INTERNET AND VIDEOGAME ADDICTION |
| That this House is deeply concerned by recent research which suggests that frequently using the internet or videogames can have a physical effect on the brain, similar to that of drugs ... |
| 14.11.2011 | CALL OF DUTY 3 |
| <p>That this House is deeply concerned about the recently released video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, in which players engage in gratuitous acts of violence against members ... |
| 21.06.2011 | FREE RANGE KIDS CAMPAIGN |
| That this House welcomes the launch of the Sustrans Free Range Kids campaign; calls on the Government to reverse the decline in the proportion of children walking and cycling to school; ... |
| 13.05.2011 | VIDEO GAMES AND YOUNG PEOPLE |
| That this House welcomes the call by Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario, for people to drop their joypads and venture out into the sunlight once in a while; recognises that video ... |
