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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy mum was a big fan of doing the pools, an opportunity many people took. We have rightly taken decisive action. From the start of this month, the FOBT stake has been cut. We have…11 Apr 2019HANSARDSociety Lottery ReformI thank the hon. Gentleman for that point—transparency about the money that goes to good causes is important, and it is no secret that I have ensured that transparency in this…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballGrassroots football has huge power, because if someone sees racist behaviour in football played on the local marshes, they might think that it is acceptable in one of the main…11 Apr 2019HANSARDSociety Lottery ReformI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I know he feels passionately about the work of society lotteries in supporting important causes in his constituency and across the UK. I…11 Apr 2019HANSARDSociety Lottery ReformSociety lotteries are a vital source of fundraising for charities in this country, raising £300 million for good causes in 2018. Since the consultation on society lotteries reform…11 Apr 2019HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesAs the Minister for youth—that is slightly embarrassing occasionally—I think it is absolutely right to be in a position to work across Government as we head toward the spending…11 Apr 2019HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesI absolutely agree. It is right that we look at the local authority and community facilities that young people would like to engage with, and to reflect the community they live…11 Apr 2019HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for that point. Local authority spending on youth services has been challenged—it is absolutely right that we accept that. However, we have great local…11 Apr 2019HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. On a Friday evening, what young people want is to be out from the rain and away from parents, with high-speed internet access and the…11 Apr 2019HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesI thank the all-party parliamentary group on youth affairs, which has produced an excellent report on youth policy and funding. The Office for Civil Society has allocated £195…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballWith permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement on discrimination in football. The Government are concerned about the recent rise in racist abuse in football which threatens…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballAs my hon. Friend says, it is important to get this issue right at all levels of the game, and one reason I called for a summit against racism was that I felt that there was no…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI have spoken about sporting issues with inter-ministerial groups, including officials from Northern Ireland, and I will soon be visiting Portrush, which I am greatly looking…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank my hon. Friend for mentioning the Kick It Out initiative, which is heading down from the Premier League and into other clubs, where it makes a positive intervention.…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI pay tribute to Show Racism the Red Card, and to all those who do great work in our community clubs up and down the land. It is right to listen to our youngsters on this issue.…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind words—if we all worked together on this issue we could make a huge difference. I think social media has not been helpful, as it has…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI thank my hon. Friend for raising the money issue. Ultimately, we can put more into this and show leadership, and the two should go together. Everything should be on the table,…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballWe all have a hugely important role to play. I absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. We want sport, politics and our whole country to be open, tolerant, diverse and equal. We all…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballI think the fact that such players still feel they have to stand up like this shows the problem. The fact is that they do, and we absolutely have to support them, as the right…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballFour goals? Wow! The hon. Gentleman has now set himself up for that. And who would want to be the goalkeeper?11 Apr 2019