Video Games: Consumer Law Debate
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David Mundell
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Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley) (Lab/Co-op)
Will my hon. Friend give way?
David Mundell (in the Chair)
Order. I am sure the hon. Gentleman knows he cannot intervene, having not been here at the start of Mr Goldsborough’s contribution. That is a House rule.
Ben Goldsborough
On that note, Mr Mundell, as I was about to finish: this is about fairness, responsibility, creativity and protecting a cultural legacy of which the United Kingdom should be proud.
Several hon. Members rose—
David Mundell (in the Chair)
Order. I am sure that if Members make specific references to games and their various levels, they will share that information directly with Hansard.
Ben Goldsborough
I thank all Members who took part in the debate and all the petitioners. Were the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) present, I could have said that every part of the United Kingdom was represented in the Chamber today—but we nearly got there. That shows the benefits of the video game industry to our economy and to our culture.
I was heartened by the Minister’s closing remarks about action to put consumers back at the heart of the process. This is an evolving situation; the video game industry is changing on a daily basis. Ensuring that consumers are at the heart of how the video game industry works in future is a heartening step to hear about. As I said, this issue will not go away. I hope that the Minister and her Department will work closely with all Members who have spoken today to secure the best outcome, which we all want.
David Mundell (in the Chair)
I hope that a game out there has the hon. Member for Strangford as a character.
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved,
That this House has considered e-petition 702074 relating to consumer law and videogames.