Online Harm: Child Protection

Debate between Munira Wilson and Kirsty Blackman

Tuesday 24th February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Munira Wilson]

I have given way to the hon. Member a couple of times. I am just about to finish.

[Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP)]

I am confused about what the Liberal Democrats’ proposals are. The proposals laid out by the hon. Lady are not those introduced in the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, only user-to-user services were talked about, not addictive online gaming, for example. Are we discussing a Bill containing the proposals laid out in the House of Lords, or is the hon. Member putting forward new, ethereal proposals? I do not understand what this Bill is going to be. I was expecting to actually see it so that we could discuss it today.

[Munira Wilson]

The harms-based framework that we proposed in the other place would apply to chatbots and gaming as well. The point is that, as I have already laid out, we would come together and come forward with proposals that we can all agree on.