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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for those remarks. I suspect that a letter of clarity would be helpful for all Members. There is a risk that FIFA, or UEFA, as we have seen with the Nations…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Spelthorne and the hon. Member for Newbury highlighted the issue of friendlies. The Minister has indicated that she will come to that, but I do think…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 110, in clause 37, page 28, line 28, at end insert— “(fa) whether the individual is a member of a proscribed organisation as per section (3) and schedule…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I appreciate the point that the hon. Lady makes. I am not aware of the financial example that she gives—genuinely I am not—so it would not be appropriate for me to comment, but…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady’s comments are on the record, and I will have a look—I was not aware of those.10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I discussed that consideration with a number of people in the game before we tabled the amendment. The hon. Gentleman mentioned the French, who already cap agents’ fees at 10%.…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I completely appreciate the hon. Member’s point. As he highlighted, clubs have done a lot of this good work themselves, so I do not believe that the Government or their regulator…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I have listened carefully to the Minister’s comments and acknowledge a number of the points that she made. The purpose behind the amendment was to have the discussion about the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I am going to try to make some progress.10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I am not sure what to say about that, but the hon. Member can have his say when the Committee votes on the matter shortly. He has stated his belief. In recent years, we have seen…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I hear the argument that hon. Gentleman is making, and he will be able to vote on the amendment shortly. Again, I appreciate your time, Sir Jeremy. It is a shame that the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The clause formally sets out the regulator’s powers to attach, amend or remove discretionary licence conditions, which could bring a club toward meeting a threshold requirement or…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)If the Minister could outline that further, it would be really helpful. At the end of the day, we are keen to ensure that there is no confusion in the regulations for clubs, nor…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 112, in schedule 4, page 99, line 34, leave out “crest” and insert “badge.” My amendment raises a point that may seem technical, but I believe it is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 107, in clause 22, page 14, line 35, leave out subsection (a). This amendment prevents the IFR from being able to set licence conditions relating to…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. I must admit, as a long-term football fan, that I have never heard a player say that he kissed the crest of his club when celebrating…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)One of the points we were slightly unclear about when we had the discussion of provisional licences before was what would happen if a club decided it did not want to apply for a…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I rise to speak on clause 22 of this important Bill, which provides the Independent Football Regulator with powers to attach, amend and remove discretionary licence conditions for…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s comments about proportionality; we will look to review that as the Bill goes forward. One question I have is about how the regulator will interact with…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 106, in clause 19, page 13, line 19, at end insert— “(c) inviting the club to make representations about the proposed revocation, and (d) specifying the…10 Jun 2025