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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Turner. I thank all the Chairs who have presided over this Committee; as always, I am thankful for your guidance and support throughout the sittings. I…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for tabling this amendment. I acknowledge its intent to fortify the provisions in the Bill for dealing with conflicts of interest. We will cover “Minor…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)This group of clauses and schedules covers the meaning of “relevant infringement”, investigations into any relevant infringements, and the regulator’s investigatory powers. Clause…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is a strong advocate for his constituency, and I am pleased that he has been able to represent his local fan trust. The Bill will require fan engagement at all…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I appreciate my hon. Friend’s intervention; he has put an important point on the record, and it is always nice to be able to pay tribute to Richard Caborn, the former sports…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Clause 78 backs up the regulator’s information-gathering powers by creating information offences, including offences relating to the destruction or concealment of information and…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The clauses relate to the appeals of the regulator’s decisions to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. An appeals process should provide the appropriate opportunity to challenge that…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I assure my hon. Friend that I have thought about it carefully—that was a fair challenge. Indeed, when in opposition, I tabled an amendment to the previous Government’s Bill. I…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair once again, Mr Turner. Broadly, this group deals with the first three clauses of part 9, on reviews and appeals. A key safeguard on any…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I direct the hon. Gentleman to the regulatory principles, in terms of the individuals involved—whether that is the board or the expert panel—and schedule 10, which lists the major…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I make two points in response to that. Of course, there is the provision in the Bill—I believe we will come on to this, but we may have already covered it—for a five-year review.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I believe that amendment 127 is consequential on the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup’s amendment 124 regarding our changes to the Bill to include parachute payments, which…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)The clause gives the regulator the power to appoint a person to prepare a report on a regulated club. The person is referred to as an expert reporter, and they must have the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Clause 65 is the first clause in part 7 of the Bill, which covers the regulator’s investigatory powers, and relates to information gathering. It gives the regulator a power to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I am grateful for those questions. As I said, the clause sets out the rules for how costs associated with the backstop are paid. It could, although it does not have to, allow for…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It is important to build safeguards into the backstop process, and clause 63 outlines what happens if circumstances arise in which a distribution order made under clause 62 is no…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)We will come to about appeals and challenges shortly, so we might be able to explore that in further detail. I have a detailed breakdown of the process; in the interests of time,…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Clause 97 covers situations in which the regulator must return money to the Exchequer and requires the regulator to pay into the consolidated fund amounts received through the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)These amendments relate to a simple administrative change to clause 94, the pre-commencement clause. Clause 94 will allow the shadow regulator to conduct consultation with…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 55, in clause 94, page 76, line 14, leave out from “to” to end of line 15 and insert “— (a) a provision of this Act which requires the IFR to consult…17 Jun 2025