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HANSARDHorizonUK researchers and businesses will receive at least as much money as they would have done from Horizon over this spending review period. The Government are delivering their…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonThe Horizon Europe guarantee programme, to which I referred, is demand driven; it is determined by the number of successful applications. It is an interim measure while we pursue…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonIn her final remarks, my noble friend made an important point: many countries that have not been members of the European Union, unlike us, are able to be associate members of…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonOf course I wish my right honourable friend the Prime Minister the best of luck in his discussions with the European Union, but it is wrong to link this issue to the Northern…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonMy Lords, the Government’s preference remains to associate to Horizon, and we continue to do everything we can to secure this. As of 31 January, the Government’s Horizon Europe…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball Governance White PaperI am enough of a Conservative to agree with my noble friend that it is much better when solutions are found not by the state but when people take matters of good custodianship…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball Governance White PaperThe Government do not want a one-size-fits-all approach to fan engagement. That would be wrong, not least because the five leagues cover 116 clubs of many different shapes and…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball Governance White PaperI pay tribute to the noble Lord’s work in this area. I know he worked closely with and has been a strong voice in this Chamber on behalf of Tracey Crouch and others who worked on…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball Governance White PaperI am particularly glad to hear from my noble friend because her husband asked the final question of my right honourable friend the Sports Minister when the Statement was made in…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball Governance White PaperI am afraid I cannot agree entirely with my noble friend. The examples cited in the repeated Statement are just a handful of examples which point to the failures we have seen and…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonI agree with my noble friend. We want to continue to collaborate with the European Union. We have four of the world’s top 20 universities in this country—the EU has none in the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonThe right reverend Prelate’s final question is a matter for the EU. We stand ready to follow through on what was agreed in the trade and co-operation agreement and hope that the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonAs I say, we have been pushing the EU to implement our association to EU programmes as agreed—that is plan A. We remain open and committed to collaboration with the EU but are…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperWe are grateful to those who invest in football but we want to ensure that the money flows throughout the pyramid to encourage people to nurture talent, take up the game and play…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperMy Lords, I am afraid that I still have not read it but I think I undertook last time to make sure that my right honourable friend the Sports Minister was aware of it. I have done…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperI was grateful to have the opportunity to discuss safeguarding with the noble Baroness and others in a recent debate about sport in the Moses Room. She is right that these matters…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperWe want everybody to enjoy the national game, whether they are spectating or playing it; great work is being done to open the game up and ensure that, no matter their background,…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperMy Lords, this is indeed an important matter. That is why it was a manifesto commitment, why the Government acted on it, why we commissioned Tracey Crouch to lead the fan-led…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperI do not entirely agree that this is only show in town. While it is important, and the White Paper will set out more detail, we have said all along that clubs need not wait for…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperFinancial redistribution throughout the pyramid is important to help clubs of all sizes and at every level. Our position has always been that an industry-led solution to the issue…21 Feb 2023