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HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceMy Lords, yes, the Government were very clear that cash should flow through the football pyramid more fairly and called on clubs to do that during the pandemic. I am very glad to…29 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceMy Lords, Tracey Crouch’s review demonstrates that there are fundamental issues with our national sport and that there is a case for significant reform. We do not want to see any…29 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceMy Lords, this is a matter that transcends party politics. Football clubs are at the heart of our communities and fans are at the heart of those clubs, and everybody with an…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestMy Lords, Tracey Crouch’s report saw the light of day on Thursday. It was published; it is 160 pages long. She makes 47 detailed recommendations. The Government are studying all…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestI know that the noble Lord is a committed fan and campaigner. My honourable friend Tracey Crouch will certainly not let the matter rest. She has led a very good review. She was in…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestMy Lords, a lot of Newcastle United fans would take exception with the way that the noble Lord characterises that. They certainly welcome the investment in the club and the…29 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceYes, we are indeed considering it very seriously. My noble friend is right that the pride we invest in our national sport and demonstrate when it is watched and enjoyed by people…29 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceMy noble friend makes a very good point. Fans have been aghast at some of the appalling things that we have seen in recent years directed at football players at every level. That…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestMy Lords, the takeover of Newcastle United by PCP Capital Partners has always been a matter for the club and the Premier League, which undertook its own due diligence as part of…29 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceYes, I am sure my honourable friend the Sports Minister will be delighted to receive a copy of the report when it is published and will of course look at it with the attention and…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestMy Lords, what Tracey Crouch meant in her report is a question for her, but, as I have said, we are studying the report and its recommendations and will take them forward. The…29 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairMy Lords, the original competition was rerun because of the disappointing number of candidates. As the previous commissioner, Peter Riddell, wrote, one of the reasons for that was…24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairI cannot be drawn on speculation about candidates, either in the first round or now. This has always been a fair and open competition, run in line with the governance code. It is…24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairAgain, I cannot be drawn into speculation on who may or may not have applied, but the general thrust of my noble friend’s remarks makes an important point. Civil servants do a…24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairMy Lords, the essential criteria for the role of chairman of Ofcom have been publicly available on the public appointments website since the process launched on 1 November. The…24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairI will not join the noble Lord in speculating on the Kremlinology of how the name came out but I agree with the former Commissioner for Public Appointments that it is regrettable…24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairMy Lords, this is an important job and my right honourable friend the Secretary of State wants to get a broad and diverse field of candidates to choose from, so that we can select…24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairI think that the noble Lord may be ranging a little from the topic. Like me, he is a former political secretary to a Prime Minister; it is a pleasure to serve Prime Ministers in…24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairThe criteria for this big and important job are published online and note the role that Ofcom has in regulating not just the traditional media but the social media too.24 Nov 2021HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairOn the first part of the noble Baroness’s question, yes, this underlines the importance of having independent people appointed to oversee such important regulators. It also…24 Nov 2021