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Wednesday 22 July 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Luke Evans asked the Government what steps they are taking to address body-image issues affecting young people during the summer holiday recess.
  • The Government is collaborating with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the issue of body image and its impact on young people.
  • The Minister offered to organise a meeting to discuss the potential merits of a law requiring a logo on digitally altered images of human bodies or body parts.

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Q1 Luke Evans Con Cardiff South and Penarth
Women & Equalities
Context

Addressing body-image concerns affecting mental health, particularly for young individuals.

Question

As the summer holiday recess approaches, what steps are the Government taking to tackle the effects of body-image issues on young people? Will the Minister meet me to consider the merits of a law that requires a logo to be displayed if an image of a human body or body part has been digitally altered in its proportions?

Answer from Elizabeth Truss (Minister for Women and Equalities)

We are working closely with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the issue of body image and its impact on young people. I would be happy to organise a meeting, possibly with those Ministers who are leading on the issue. I also welcome the work that the Women and Equalities Committee is doing on the subject.

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