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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The amendment in this group that I tabled has been covered by some of the earlier discussions we had and some of the assurances that the Minister gave.09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, there are quite a lot of amendments in this group, so I should say at the outset that I am trying to get assurances from the Minister on two specific points. They relate…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, one of the amendments in question is in my name and that of my noble friend. I am surprised that Members opposite think that the previous Conservative Government would…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]You should not offend the Whips.04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I do not wish to move the amendment.04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment tries to probe what might happen and what protections there may be in cases of conflicts of interest in respect of members of either the board or the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister for emphasising that the potential for a conflict of interest is there and potentially quite significant. I accept that we all have an interest. If…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am not sure the noble Lord has made his case for why somebody who has an interest or a role in television should not be a member of the board. I am sure that there are…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, when the noble Baroness, Lady Brady, started speaking, I thought that we were going to have a first. She started off by agreeing with the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, on…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. The Industry and Regulators Committee, with outside organisations such as the Institute for Government and others, has looked…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 39 is grouped with Amendments 41, 46 and 48. This is a pretty straightforward amendment, simply seeking to change in the Bill the word “may” to “must”. For…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for outlining the provisions that she thinks adequately cover this point. However, if discretion still exists on issues such as being…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Yes. That is why we need to protect the chief executive or anybody else by not giving them this kind of discretion, which might leave them open to any kind of pressure. I am not…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Will my noble friend just clarify that this section of the Bill is identical to the one that was introduced pre-election?02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I totally agree with what has just been said about segmenting the fan base. I do not support a team that has the wide support that Liverpool has, but I was once at a football…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Addington, makes a good point about football clubs needing to be outgoing and outward looking, able to offer advice to other charities or…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Can I just suggest to Members opposite who are making their point that they might look at Amendment 72, in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Grey-Thompson? It is called…02 Dec 2024