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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fourth sitting)Could the Minister imagine a situation in which the Secretary of State issues guidance as per clause 13—for, example, on some of the issues raised by the shadow Minister, the hon.…16 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)I am chair of the all-party parliamentary football club group, and we too receive sponsorship.14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q Dr Philippou, you describe a industry that is reliant on patronage. If I could remind you, Mr Maguire, you said that a collective inability to control costs characterises the…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q I am curious, then, because the Bill itself is a regulatory Bill. It talks about a licence to operate owners and directors tests, but in some of your replies, you have suggested…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q The difference between the three leagues is quite striking, in terms of the levels of investment, the scale and the nature of the operations that individual clubs run, and the…14 May 2024 Bills sponsored (1)