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HANSARDHostile State Activity: Prosecution2. What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of offenders charged with hostile state activity.19 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. Does the shadow Minister consider the new clause to be scope creep?17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I make my usual declaration of interest, which is that I am a member and former chair of the RamsTrust. I rise to speak…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportI very much welcome the Home Secretary calling a national inquiry. I am particularly taken with Baroness Casey’s first recommendation that children must be seen as children. I am…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictThe Iranian regime threatens peace and security around the world: it destabilises the middle east through its terrorist proxies, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis; it supports…16 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Will the shadow Minister give way?12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I declare that I am a member, and former chair, of the RamsTrust. Does the shadow Minister agree, on his point about Charlton, that we would want the use of this clause to err on…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Does the shadow Minister agree that parachute payments are a very important financial factor in the EFL? From my experience as a Derby County fan—many things go back to this—I…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI very much welcome the statement from the Minister. It is absolutely right to target the enemies of peace in the Netanyahu Government; their will is entirely separate and…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I would like to make a declaration of interest as a member and former chair of the RamsTrust. The history of Derby…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Absolutely. As a Derby fan, for once I can probably agree with a Notts Forest fan. It is vital that fans have a say. Fans will always want their clubs to do better and to drive…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Can the hon. Gentleman confirm whether he is speaking in support of this amendment or against it? As far as I can see, if UEFA or FIFA decides that the poppy is a political…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsToday is starting to feel like a bit of a love-in. Last week, I met a group of constituents who presented me with a petition that demands better access for young people to learn…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU Relations13. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.05 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Minister for all the work he is doing and the endless number of statements he has had to make on these horrific issues. I absolutely agree with him and support him in…04 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I declare my interest as a member and the former chair of the RamsTrust. Given that my hon. Friend the Member for…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am a member of RamsTrust.03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Does the hon. Member agree that there is a tension between increasing TV viewership and increasing match attendance?…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)If we are dealing with the independence of sport per se, does the hon. Gentleman consider the British Olympic Association to be within the ambit of sport? Its current chair, Sir…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I think I understand where the shadow Minister is going on conflicts of interest, a subject that the hon. Member for Spelthorne raised, but can he advise me how the amendment…03 Jun 2025