Oral Answers to Questions

Chi Onwurah Excerpts

Thursday 12th November 2026 Commons Chamber

[Lisa Nandy]

The hon. Lady is absolutely right to point to the issue of NDAs as being central to this situation. I am working closely with colleagues at the Ministry of Justice, and have discussed this issue with them over recent days. This will be part of the conversation that we have with the creative industries when I convene the roundtable next week. As I said earlier, we will not hesitate to take action to protect women and ensure that these vile men are exposed and brought to justice.

[Dame Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West) (Lab)]

It has been 18 months since my Committee published its report on misinformation, with detailed recommendations on how to address the way in which digital advertising drives scandalous, sensationalist and addictive content, yet our inquiry into digital childhood is raising exactly the same issues. What has been done to address them? To be clear, neither Ofcom’s online information advisory committee nor the online advertising taskforce has taken any steps.

[Ian Murray]

I am delighted that my hon. Friend asked that question, which concerns a vital issue that the Government are trying to deal with. The online advertising taskforce has workstreams that have been looking at the issue very closely. I chair that taskforce, and am keen to push it further forward. The issue is not just the way in which advertising is delivered, but the monetisation of illegal and harmful content; if we want to deal with any of the issues relating to the online world, we must follow the money.