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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 173B, tabled by my noble friend Lord Hayward, who I hope feels better soon. It introduces a number of key principles for the governance…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The Minister will also know that Labour tabled a lot of amendments, many of which we are also now pushing, but are told they are not going to be considered. So, yes, but equally…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The Minister talks about the state of the game report, which I completely agree is going to be extremely important, but the fact of the matter is that the backstop could be…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The noble Lord will be well aware that the EFL has just signed a very great deal with Sky, with revenue coming in, and I do not believe that that money is distributed down the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The Minister keeps coming back to the previous model. I think most of us here thought the previous model was nuts, and we still think it is nuts. We never discussed this in the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The noble Baroness keeps saying that, and I understand that it is what we hoped was going to happen, but I do not think that anyone in this Committee believes that it will be a…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly in favour of this group of amendments. I particularly support those that would introduce a requirement for the IFR to consult those affected as it…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I want briefly to support my noble friend’s comments and amendment. We have already set out our concerns about UEFA and FIFA’s objections. The Minister has suggested…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak in favour of these amendments, which would enhance the regulator’s approach. I particularly support Amendments 51 and 52, in the name of my noble friend Lord…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Obviously that is great, but the Bill has changed since then, particularly around the backstop provision. The noble Baroness on the Labour Bench was talking about before this new…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, building on what was just said—this comment is not particularly for the Government but is perhaps a reflection for both Houses—as this will be a completely new…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am very grateful for the Minister’s very clear answer on the Premier League and the regulator’s suitability test clashing. She said that the regulator is statutory and therefore…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, Norwich City were very fortunate to have Michael Wynn-Jones and Delia Smith as majority shareholders for the past 26 years. They have been fantastic custodians of the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 12 in my noble friend’s name and have added my name to it. As he rightly said, this amendment aims to broaden the definition of the sustainability of…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise briefly to support Amendment 4, to which I have added my name. I must admit that I am slightly surprised that it seems controversial to want to make it clear in…27 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to ask the Minister to follow up on something she said in her wind-up speech at Second Reading. She said that, that week, “the Minister for Sport had a productive…27 Nov 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 35 in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran, to which I have added my support. Although we have only just started this debate, the range of…26 Nov 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise briefly to support Amendments 25 and 26, tabled by my noble friend, because the policy impact assessment also notes that mature students, learners with…26 Nov 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 27 in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran, to which I add my support. It would require the Secretary of State to consult LSIPs, mayoral…26 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as a long-standing Norwich City season ticket holder and a supporter of King’s Lynn Town FC. England is the home of football and English football…13 Nov 2024