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HANSARD 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 Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) on securing today’s debate and chairing the Joint Committee with such aplomb and expertise. I…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportVery briefly.13 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportMy hon. Friend anticipates my next point. I was about to come on to some of the specifics—very quickly, because time is short. I am not going to be pre-announcing any firm…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Gambling Commission has revoked the licence of the Football Index’s operator. The individuals have surrendered their personal licences. The matter has been referred to the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe fully support the singing of the national anthem, Her Majesty the Queen and other expressions of patriotism, including the flying of the Union Jack. The more we hear the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005: ReviewYes, I expect that we will see a strengthening of age-related measures and, indeed, a strengthening of measures more widely, for the reasons that we have mentioned already.…06 Jan 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005: ReviewHappy new year, Mr Speaker. The Gambling Act review is a priority for the Department. We are currently working very carefully through the evidence, including the 16,000…06 Jan 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005: ReviewI agree with the hon. Lady. There are some extremely troubling practices, particularly among online gambling firms, that, as she says, lead people down a path to a very dark place…06 Jan 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005: ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for her work in this area, and particularly for her work on the fan-led review. As a fan of Crystal Palace—a proud south London club—I am very keen to make…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Body Image in the Media and OnlineI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, given that it is built on years of expertise in the industry. These issues require careful thought and there are balances to strike.…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Body Image in the Media and OnlineIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. We used to appear opposite each other on occasion, so it is nice to serve under your chairmanship now. I start by…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Body Image in the Media and OnlineI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. His comment is probably directed as much at my hon. Friend the Member for Woking (Mr Lord) as at me. Clearly, there are important…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Body Image in the Media and OnlineThere will be an extensive consultation run by Ofcom, both on the matters considered to be priority harms and on the codes of practice that go alongside those. The Bill, as…24 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Index CollapseThe Gambling Commission has revoked BetIndex’s operating licence and senior members of that company have surrendered their personal management licences. The Gambling Commission…18 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Index CollapseThe Government commissioned a detailed report by Malcolm Sheehan QC that was published towards the end of September. The report looked to ensure that all the relevant lessons are…18 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for his question. We are taking this very seriously. As I said on an earlier question, a detailed review by a QC is being conducted already to make sure…18 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, it is being looked at extremely carefully, and I can assure the hon. Lady that that work is going on.18 Nov 2021HANSARDGambling Review White PaperI thank my right hon. Friend again for our meeting this week. I agree that actively encouraging—indeed, even inciting—people to gamble more without reference to affordability or…18 Nov 2021HANSARDGambling Review White PaperI thank and commend the hon. Member for her energetic campaigning and leadership on this issue over many years as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for gambling-related…18 Nov 2021