Online Safety

Debate between Lisa Nandy and Tom Hayes

Tuesday 8th September 2026 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)]

For the final question, I call Tom Hayes.

[Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East) (Lab)]

Democracies face a choice between allowing the online world to be a wild west or stepping in, so I really welcome this Government’s decision to regulate the tech titans that have been putting profit before protection. I have families in my constituency who have been deeply affected by traumas online that have repeated what has been experienced in the real world, and they would really welcome the chance to meet the Secretary of State at the Department. Would she meet them with me so that they can share their experiences and help to shape the legislation as it goes forward?

[Lisa Nandy]

Yes, of course; it would be a privilege to meet them. I have had the honour of getting to know some of these families—both bereaved families and families of survivors whose children have been harmed because of the lack of action in this space—and I gave them a commitment that I will do everything in my power to stop another family having to experience what they have gone through. I would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend and his constituents.

Bill Presented

Illegal Trading (Temporary Closure of Premises) Bill

Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)

Gideon Amos presented a Bill to make provision about the temporary closure of premises connected to illegal trading; to make further provision relating to such closures; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 27 November, and to be printed (Bill 141).

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lisa Nandy and Tom Hayes

Thursday 15th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East) (Lab)]

T5. AFC Bournemouth has just said goodbye to Antoine Semenyo. He has been a superstar on the pitch and a gentleman off it, taking out a full-page ad in the Bournemouth Daily Echo to thank fans for the memories as, sadly, he left for Manchester City. Bournemouth need more players like him, and that means getting kids off their phones and outdoors, which is why I back raising the minimum social media age to 16. It also means supporting play spaces, youth centres and grassroots football facilities for clubs like Boscombe Albion, Kings Park Dynamos, Queens Park Ladies and Generation Elite. What are the Department doing to support our young kids?

[Lisa Nandy]

I thank my hon. Friend for that moving tribute and I think the whole House will support those words. He is right to underline the importance of that support, and that is why we are working across Government, using the national youth strategy, the Pride in Place impact funds and other funds that are designed to be led and driven from the grassroots up to ensure that every community gets the facilities that they need.