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HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI will not say “happy birthday” to you again, Mr Speaker; perhaps we can arrange to sing it next time so that we do not all have to repeat it. The Secretary of State’s statement…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in schedule 4, page 98, line 20, at end insert— “(d) the home ground threshold requirement (see paragraph 4A)” See explanatory statement for Amendment…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to be back with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. This might be termed the Dejphon Chansiri clause—though there are a number of those as we go through the Bill, and…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I am still not quite sure why my amendments would cause so many problems. I understand the difficulty where a club does not actually own the ground but leases it, but the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The Minister often completely convinces me—on this occasion, she goes a little way towards being convincing. I want to read what MHCLG is going to say. In the end, it is not how…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)On that basis, with the Minister going as far as she can this morning, I am happy not to press the amendment. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave,…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)This is a serious point, because football is about our communities. It reflects what goes on in our communities and tries to improve it. Football has a very good record of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)On a general point, when we talk about fans and fan groups, who defines who they are and the relevant ones? That is a really important point. Coming back to our club, Sheffield…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Is the Minister saying that the regulator has the power to direct that someone else should be in charge of running a club and having operation of the licence that the club needs…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in schedule 5, page 100, line 19, at end insert “(e) an enforcement condition.” See explanatory statement for Amendment 8.10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)This is actually quite an important issue—not that other things are not important—because it seems to me that it is at the heart of what happens when we try to get proper…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. No one wants to see the regulator come in and compel clubs to change ownership. That is not the intention. Encouraging owners to behave better…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The hon. Member raises a worthwhile point for consideration. It may be that in the situation of Reading, if it had not changed ownership, the club would have gone into…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)They would, and therefore the club disappears. No one wants to see that. The whole purpose of the Bill is to stop clubs disappearing, to stop what happened to Bury, and so there…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)In further debate, we will come back to the issues of owners and directors, to which the Minister referred. As I said at the beginning, this was an exploratory amendment for…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 16, in schedule 5, page 100, line 19, at end insert— “(e) an Asset of Community Value condition.” This amendment adds the requirement to attach an Asset of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Assets of community value have been looked at in a number of different ways over time. Some clubs are already in this situation because their fans have moved to do this. That is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I thank the Minister for that reply; it is helpful in moving the discussion in the right direction. I appreciate that she cannot commit on behalf of another Department and other…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Will the Minister give way?10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I will contribute to the debate.10 Jun 2025