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HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My hon. Friend is correct; we are regularly in conversation with the FA on these issues. I know he is an active member of the Select Committee—at least he was, and he may very…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365May I welcome my hon. Friend to her place? I certainly will wish Scunthorpe United the best of luck—09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I agree 100% with the hon. Gentleman. I do have fond memories of racing home from playing football to watch the FA cup final and various other matches. There could be an argument…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My hon. Friend is correct to raise this issue. The history of the broadcasting of these games goes back to the 1980s, when they were shown in betting shops; they were games that…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365It is worth pointing out again that seven gambling companies are involved in this arrangement with IMG. I know that the FA is in constant contact with IMG, and they have been put…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The former Secretary of State makes an incredibly good point. As I said to the Chairman of the Select Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The hon. Member is correct to raise that point. Gambling sponsorship and advertising must be responsible and must not be targeted at children, so we expect all sports bodies to…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The hon. Member asks who they are playing; I can tell him that as a youngster I used to be dragged along to Scunthorpe to watch Scunthorpe United. That was some years ago. I was a…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I understand that similar arrangements have been made in cricket. I cannot tell the hon. Gentleman, hand on heart, whether those arrangements have the same extent and the same…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I think everybody in this House can agree that problem gambling causes mental health problems. Indeed, this House has heard about—and I have spoken to colleagues about—situations…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. We do want to see more live football on television, which makes it more accessible, but it is worth pointing out that the broader FA…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I could not agree more.09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I totally agree with the hon. Gentleman’s latter point, but I was referring to the broadcasting rights and the amount of money secured under the FA cup broadcasting deal, not the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I welcome my hon. Friend to his place. He makes a very good point. As I said previously, I am encouraged that the national health service and the Health Secretary have begun to…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The hon. Lady will not have missed the point that I have made on several occasions: we are going to be reviewing the Act. Bet365 does an awful lot of good work in the region that…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I do not have the figures that my hon. Friend refers to, but this is an absolutely crucial issue in the sector of society that he mentions, which appears to be the target for this…09 Jan 2020HANSARDMedia Matters: iNewspaperThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has today written to Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) and JPI Media Publications Limited, the current and former owners of…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I will respond on behalf of the Secretary of State to this urgent question. Recent reports on the streaming of FA cup matches by online bookmakers have rightly caused concern…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Racism in FootballI completely agree with the hon. Lady. The forfeiture of games and other such measures are clearly matters for the football authorities, not the Government; that is absolutely…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballI am more than happy to speak to Kick It Out about its interpretation. Having spoken to the FA and having received its intelligence, I can say that it is the players’ call. It…15 Oct 2019