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HANSARDGambling-related HarmI am pleased to say that the NHS is expanding specialist support for gambling addiction in its long-term plan. Public Health England is reviewing evidence, and GambleAware will…23 May 2019HANSARD Billy McNeill MBEI thank the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara) for that passionate and moving introduction. I feel his speech may have been written a long time ago, ready to be…20 May 2019HANSARD Full-time Social ActionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I responded earlier about the Government’s focus on the taskforce on serious violence. I also absolutely agree with the earlier…08 May 2019HANSARD Full-time Social ActionI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) on securing the debate. He is a great advocate in this House for the interests of young people. His dedication…08 May 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI saw in my own local mela the range of sporting clubs that are there for people to join. I would say to people, “Have a look.” It certainly sounds as if there is a great…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank the hon. Lady, who always highlights the beauty of her football club. I intend to meet UEFA and FIFA in due course. These international bodies have a chance to work with…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. The FA needs to review its rules and guidance to enable clubs to be effective and consistent in these situations. As we have heard,…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI understand that there is a very important fixture against Napoli tonight, so may I wish everybody involved a safe and pleasant experience? Turning to the county FA, leadership…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank my hon. Friend for raising that. I think that football has come an incredibly long way from where we were in the ’80s, but frankly that is not good enough. Football is a…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank my right hon. Friend for raising the good work done in the community. I have met with Fulham, been to its training ground and seen the work it does in the community, and…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising important points about the ability to report with confidence through the Kick It Out app and about the education piece, which is vital. We…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank my hon. Friend for standing up for the good fans. There are many of them, but the bad behaviour tars everyone with a very bad brush. We need to support the people who are…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank the hon. Gentleman for his tone and collegiate approach on this issue. It is right that we stand and work together on the issue of intolerance, whether it happens in sport…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that event on the terrace here in the House of Commons, which showed how much good work is done in clubs across the land. It is absolutely…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI will lobby very hard. I believe the Chancellor is here and has heard that, too.11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the lotteries Minister, that is not something I am aware of. I am happy to hear more from the hon. Lady and to engage with the national lottery on this issue. We need to make…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had the pleasure recently of sharing a platform with Judy Murray and staff from the new women’s sport section of The Daily Telegraph . She spoke about the “lady in the van”…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue in the Chamber. There will be a further Government statement this morning on this issue. Football cannot be used as a cloak for…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for the work that he has done to push this forward while in our Department. It is absolutely vital that this works across Government, and this is what we…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe national lottery has raised over £39 billion for good causes since 1994, funding projects in every constituency throughout the UK. It is my job, as we move into the fourth…11 Apr 2019