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HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important and reasonable point. My hon. Friend the Sports Minister has just confirmed to me that in his conversations last night with the English…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCOnce again, my hon. Friend makes some important points, and I am sure fans of Derby County will be grateful to him for his magnanimity in the way he framed his remarks. I believe…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe hon. Gentleman raises an important issue. A number of people have concerns about the role that agents play—not least football clubs, managers and indeed sometimes players…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCIf the current system had been functioning perfectly or properly, there would have been no need for the fan-led review. There are certainly shortcomings, as my hon. Friend points…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe hon. Gentleman is right that it requires primary legislation; and the Sports Minister, who is sitting next to me on the Front Bench, is working through those plans. As I said…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI think there is agreement across the House that what happened to Bury football club was a catastrophe for the local community. We must make sure the same does not happen to Derby…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe hon. Lady is right. It is a difficult situation to suffer a 21-point penalty. Back in 2010, my team, Crystal Palace, had a 10-point penalty and avoided relegation on the final…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe hon. Member makes a very powerful and eloquent point. As I said in response to the points made by the right hon. Member for Derby South (Margaret Beckett), I am sure the EFL…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCAs always, my hon. Friend is an outstanding advocate for Derbyshire and for matters that concern her constituents and football fans across the county and the broader region. I…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI thank the shadow Minister for her question. Clearly, the Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Worcestershire, is…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCLet me start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend for the tremendous work that she has done in convening the fan-led review and producing such a comprehensive and detailed report.…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe right hon. Lady makes her point with power and eloquence, and I echo her sentiments. As I said in my opening comments, I hope the English Football League, the other clubs…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCMy hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee echoes the sentiments so powerfully expressed by the right hon. Member for Derby South (Margaret Beckett) a few moments ago. There…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI am appearing at the Dispatch Box in place of the sports Minister—the Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI share my hon. Friend’s call for urgency. The Sports Minister, as I said, spoke to the EFL last night, and he will continue urgently and forcefully pressing the participants in…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. One of the issues addressed by the fan-led review is precisely the question that he refers to, and I know that as the Sports Minister…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCIt is important that the EFL and the other participants in this saga act quickly to ensure a successful resolution. As always, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so let us…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI thank my hon. Friend for his question. There are obviously legal proceedings ongoing, but I think it would serve everybody’s interests—the interests of football more generally,…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCWe all agree, without question, that the steps to ensure Derby County’s survival must be taken as quickly as possible. On the wider points made about football finance and the…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCThe Treasury, or Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs I should say, as an unsecured creditor, is like any other unsecured creditor, and the administrator will treat it fairly and…18 Jan 2022