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HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, I am sure that the successor council will take on board the recommendations of the public interest report and any recommendations that have come out of the local audit…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, I underpin the commitment to collaborate very closely with the devolved Administrations. That is why they will be an important part of the governance structure of this…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingThe UK shared prosperity fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the United Kingdom in places most in need and for people who face labour market barriers. The…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, I take that as a comment on the intentions of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, rather than a question.03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubWe are aware of the public interest report concerning Northampton Borough Council. However, it is for the council to consider and respond to the issues raised in the report. On 22…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, I join the noble Lord in condemning any situation where money is lent in a way that does not secure the amount that has been lent, resulting in taxpayers being out of…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, there is a trend towards an increasing reliance on commercial income as a way of balancing the books. Therefore, the Government are doing two things. We are undertaking…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, if there are criminal matters, it is for the police to investigate those, and it is for the Electoral Commission to investigate any other wrongdoings. It is important…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, I am not an expert in football finance, but I can say that it is very ill-advised for the leader of any council to undertake a loan that is not properly secured; this…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, in preparation for this Question, I asked my officials whether it was in any way illegal to loan the money to Northampton Town Football Club. It is not illegal. The…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, there are plenty of examples of investment in community sport infrastructure by local authorities and a lot of them make sense. What does not make sense is the pursuit…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, I am happy to take away all these suggestions around how we can improve the governance of our national game.03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, the whole purpose of the UK levelling-up fund of some £4.8 billion is precisely to provide the funding to underpin the regeneration required to make areas in Wales as…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, I cannot make specific funding commitments. However, I point out that as well as the UK shared prosperity fund we have talked about the additional funding of £220…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingWhat applies to Cornwall will apply to other areas. Further details on the operation of the fund will be set out in the UK-wide investment framework for the UK shared prosperity…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, we need to recognise the improvements of moving away from EU structural funds. This will allow for quicker delivery of funding, better targeting and better alignment…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, again, we need to see the publication of the investment framework but I can commit to saying that the overall envelope of funding will be at least the amount that we…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, we are committed to working with the devolved Administrations. In fact, there have been 26 engagement events, attracting more than 500 representatives, all about the UK…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, I note the points made by the noble Baroness but I think we need to wait for the UK investment framework that underpins the shared prosperity fund for those sorts of…03 Mar 2021HANSARDWales: Replacement FundingMy Lords, I am afraid I cannot give that assurance but we will continue to ramp up funding so that the total UK-wide funding will at least match EU receipts of, on average, around…03 Mar 2021