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HANSARDLoneliness StrategyI shall follow up that point with my honourable friend Nigel Huddleston and colleagues at the Department of Health. The noble Baroness is right: we know that people with long-term…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyThe noble Lord is right. Community and volunteer groups of all shapes and sizes play an important role. Since April 2020, we have continued to grow the membership of the Tackling…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyMy noble friend is right to point to the importance of family in tackling loneliness. Of course, family events such as bereavement, becoming a parent and moving house can have an…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyAs the noble Baroness said, the pandemic has thrown into relief the importance of tackling loneliness. We were aware of it before the pandemic, and the pandemic made it more…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyThe noble Lord makes an important point which links to the Government’s wider work in levelling up to ensure that people of all backgrounds, across the country, have access to the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyFamily is vital, not just in this area but across so many areas of social policy and the Government’s work. We know that peoples’ family situations can have an impact on their…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyThe noble Lord is absolutely right to remind us of the important contribution made by the late Jo Cox in driving forward cross-party work in this important area. Through our…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyI am very mindful that my right honourable friend the Chancellor has, in another place, been setting out the Spring Statement, the details of which I have not yet had a chance to…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyMy Lords, the launch of the loneliness strategy in 2018 marked a lasting shift in the Government’s approach to tackling loneliness. Since 2018, the Government and their partners…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLoneliness StrategyLocal councils, local health systems and voluntary and community sector organisations all have important roles to play in tackling loneliness. I will follow up the point made by…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, Tracey Crouch’s review recommended that football should seek to resolve distribution issues itself. The Government have written to football authorities to ask how they…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceAs I say, the suitability of club ownership was an important part of the review. The review is about future-proofing the system, and that is why we are considering how to enhance…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceThe suitability of football club ownership was an important part of the fan-led review, and we welcome recognition from the Premier League that current tests are not sufficient.…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, given the significant impact that sanctions would have on Chelsea Football Club and their potential knock-on effects, Her Majesty’s Treasury issued a licence which…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceThe noble Lord makes the very pertinent point that football clubs are rooted in their communities and are community assets. That is why we are very glad that the review by Tracey…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI agree with my noble friend on both points—first, in commending the work of Tracey Crouch MP in leading the fan-led review, which of course was a manifesto commitment from the…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceFirst, I wish the noble Lord a happy birthday. I am afraid I cannot give him a birthday present of anticipating what might be in the gracious Speech, as I am sure he will…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI am afraid I cannot anticipate all the areas of the review to which we must respond, but I repeat that football has clearly proven unable in the past to reform itself and deliver…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, Her Majesty’s Government have endorsed the principle that football requires a strong, independent regulator to secure the future of our national game. We are working…22 Mar 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI advise the noble Lord to await the Government’s response to the fan-led review, in which we will deal with all its recommendations.22 Mar 2022