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HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Anyone who has read the fan-led review will know that it ultimately suggests that football should be given back to the FA and the leagues themselves. Our position is to accelerate…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]First, Charlton did reach the play-offs and we were promoted to the championship, so I am happy to correct the record for the hon. Member. But on the broadcasting issue, what cost…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Of course, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise. You are not under investigation, but the Secretary of State and the Government are. That is a matter of public record. We would not…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]If the regulator is overreaching and strangling clubs with unnecessary red tape, as we believe it will under this Government, we will act decisively on behalf of fans to promote…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Here we are: the final opportunity for the Government and this House to trigger a VAR review before English football fans and the beautiful game are left in tears. We cannot…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]With leave of the House, it is my pleasure to sum up this Report stage. We have heard today that there is common ground on many of the issues facing football, but as I highlighted…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Will she give way?08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Let me explain, for the benefit of Members who were not in the room at the start of the debate, that the discussion was about the fact that the gentleman in question said in the…08 Jul 2025HANSARDMajor Sporting EventsThe Government are on the ropes after a grand slam of unforced errors. Since we last met, we have seen the Secretary of State placed under investigation after appointing a Labour…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI agree with my hon. Friend’s vital contribution. I will come on to a couple of the larger impacts. We often think about small businesses, but we have found from our roundtable…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI applaud all the efforts by podcasters and tradespeople who are going online and sharing their experiences. Any hon. Member can look up the likes of Stolen Tools UK or the Gas…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI rise to speak in favour of new clause 130 to strengthen the law on tool theft. In early May this year, I joined police officers from Sidcup and Havering in a raid to uncover…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI thank my right hon. Friend for her vital contribution. We must back the makers, not the law breakers, whether they are “white van men” or rural farmers who are having their…18 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I understand my hon. Friend’s concerns, and I note that the Football Association sent a letter to Bill Committee members over the weekend, highlighting its concern about scope…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point; I will move on slightly while he seeks his tie and then come back to his question. We believe that such mechanisms should fall outside the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)The provisions in this group all relate to infringement and the enforcement of infringements. Schedule 7 sets out the detailed definition of what constitutes a relevant…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)As I was explaining, our preference would be for the leagues to use their autonomy to reach a conclusion. I understand the hon. Gentleman’s frustration, but I will move on.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, but we do not believe that it necessarily applies to what the amendment seeks to do: to allow the leagues to resolve such issues…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Clause 62 is, in many ways, the most far-reaching and contentious provision in the Bill. It establishes the legal framework by which the Government’s regulator, having assessed…17 Jun 2025