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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]We have purposefully set a high bar for incumbents, but it is right that the power exists. Finally, I turn to the most important people: the fans. I said at the outset that the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I agree very much with what my hon. Friend has said. Let me deal with the subject of owners’ and directors’ tests. Football clubs are the pride of our towns and cities. New owners…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Friend for his advocacy. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), who has done incredible work in this regard. I…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I will make some progress, as many Members want to speak. It shows how important this issue is to this House. Some Members have raised concerns about competition, so let me be…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Points of OrderThat was your Government!28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman raises a decent point, and I will address it head-on. We have no plans to abolish parachute payments, and there is no measure in the Bill that allows us to do…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Today is a day of celebration for football fans in towns, villages and cities across England. Football would be nothing…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Labour Government are wasting no time in delivering for communities across the country. Since we last met, I have been delighted to announce £100 million for grassroots…03 Apr 2025HANSARDVideo Game IndustryWe are aware of the importance of the video games sector to the UK as a whole, and the brilliance of Warrington in leading the world, not just in video games but in nuclear and in…03 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for raising that issue, and I will certainly look into the specific fund she has mentioned. The Education Secretary and I are committed to putting sport back…03 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to hear that the hon. Lady is not receiving the support that she needs, but we are absolutely determined to provide it to her, and to any other Member of this House who…03 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am afraid that that is an absolute rewriting of history. I am old enough to remember the Conservatives’ charities Minister telling charities on his first day in the job that…03 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are providing support to charities. The right hon. Gentleman will know that we have more than doubled the employment allowance to protect the smallest charities and businesses.…03 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this very serious issue. He will know that since the Leveson inquiry concluded, there have been dramatic changes in the media landscape, meaning…03 Apr 2025HANSARDRugby LeagueNo comment. Rugby league clubs are at the heart of many communities, including my hon. Friend’s in Rochdale. I was delighted that, in the last financial year, Sport England…03 Apr 2025HANSARDRugby LeagueThis Labour Government will always protect value for taxpayers’ money, and we are determined to grip the issues that we inherited. We have already recovered 97% of the repayments…03 Apr 2025HANSARDVideo Game IndustryThe video games expenditure credit has been incredibly important for us, and we were pleased to announce £5.5 million for the UK games fund next year. As somebody who has probably…03 Apr 2025HANSARDRugby LeagueI could not agree more. Rugby league clubs have the ability to reach where others cannot. This week, I was delighted to convene a roundtable with the Prime Minister to discuss the…03 Apr 2025HANSARDRugby LeagueThe Conservatives cannot have it both ways. On the one hand, they want to see economic growth but, on the other hand, they are not prepared to take the necessary steps in order to…03 Apr 2025HANSARDRugby LeagueMr Speaker, I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the work that rugby league clubs do across the country and to my own team, Wigan Warriors, who absolutely smashed Warrington…03 Apr 2025