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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to Members for their contributions and will take their points in turn. The clause applies both to existing and to new competitions. If any competition breaches the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I will address that point in just a moment. As a club’s licence is separate from its owners, the licence is held directly by the club itself, not its owners. The removal of an…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his amendment. We have seen far too many examples of the damage that can be caused by unsuitable custodians of clubs, and that is why the Bill…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 56 is the first clause of part 6, which relates to financial distributions and the backstop mechanism in its totality. I understand the desire on both sides to apply…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairship, Ms Butler. I echo the welcome back from the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup, to Committee…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)These amendments will make all regulatory functions under the Bill fundable through the levy. As drafted, the Bill sets out the specific functions that will be funded through the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Before I speak on clause 53, I draw the Committee’s attention to a procedural matter. In preparing for the debate, officials identified some inconsistencies in the impact…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for tabling his amendments. Amendment 102 would require the regulator to consult every regulated club, the Secretary of State, the Treasury and others…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for his points. Clubs will be subject to a number of rules from different football authorities. Failure to comply with them may indicate that the club…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his amendments. We understand the intent behind them but believe that the drafting of the Bill sufficiently captures the current primary sources of…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 27, in clause 56, page 46, line 27, leave out “means an order under section 62(1) or (3)” and insert “has the meaning given by section (Distribution…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I begin by acknowledging the comments from my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East. I appreciate him putting that on the record. Of course, we will have a fuller debate…12 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for the amendments, but I disagree with the attempts to remove the references to EDI from the Bill. I will outline why and then, towards the end of my…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The hon. Member’s amendment follows the extensive debate regarding heraldic terminology in the other place. I can reassure him that the Government have worked closely with the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure once again to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup for his amendment. He made some important points in his…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The clause relates to the discretionary licence conditions. Where needed, the regulator will use discretionary licence conditions to bring a club up to the required level of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Perfect. The annual declaration condition requires a club to submit an annual declaration to the regulator, which sets out all the notifications that the club has made, or should…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup for his amendment 131. Football is a worldwide industry, and the activity of football agents continues to be a significant…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)It is once again a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Cheltenham for tabling his amendments. It is absolutely right that clubs should…10 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)In certain circumstances. I am hesitant to use the word “new” information, because the information may not be new. However, if relevant information comes to light for the…10 Jun 2025