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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As I said in my intervention, the FA is the national governing body: there is only one governing body, and that is why it is specified. We expect the regulator—this provision is…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 3 is about the owners of football clubs, who play a pivotal role in the sport. Without their efforts and investment, English football would not be the success it is today.…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for his amendment, and I appreciate the intent to ensure that the regulator offers value for money. That is precisely why the regulator has a…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)This clause, as is standard procedure, sets out the key definitions used throughout the Bill. It gives the Secretary of State power to make a statutory instrument to specify…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a fair question, but there was exactly the same cut-off under the previous Bill.03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I know the hon. Gentleman is new to the House, and I will stand corrected if I am wrong, but I believe that it was a unanimous decision by the cross-party Select Committee. There…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I have heard the points that the hon. Gentleman has quoted. I do not have the quote in front of me, so I will paraphrase, but I believe that the Select Committee also praised, or…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup for his amendment. I note the irony of him saying he does not want to oppose the Bill for the sake of it, given our discussion…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Gentleman gets ahead of himself; he is somewhat excited this afternoon. That was my second point—I have numbered my points one and two, and I have a third to make. He…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I say gently to the hon. Member—this is a point that has been made by my hon. Friends behind me—that his Government did not publish any private correspondence from UEFA. There…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We do not believe that the changes are significant enough to lead to a significant increase in costs.03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I absolutely agree, and the Liberal Democrat spokesperson puts an important point on the record. We expect a significant benchmarking exercise to be undertaken in determining the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am happy to provide the Committee with a copy of the impact assessment. I will address the point on staffing in a moment, if the hon. Gentleman will allow me.03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I know that there have been requests to see the letters that UEFA has sent to the Government. As a matter of course, the Government do not share private correspondence, as it…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 61, in schedule 2, page 89, line 29, leave out “sections 61 and 82” and insert “section 82”. This amendment is consequential on the insertion of NC3.03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Government amendments 61 to 63 are technical amendments to schedule 2 that support our proposed changes to the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am absolutely happy to do that. It is obviously up to the Select Committees, and they can scrutinise if they want to—it will be up to individual Select Committees to decide. The…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)That is quite okay, Sir Jeremy. I have done a lot of talking today. I thank the hon. Member for Cheltenham for moving the amendment and for giving us the opportunity to discuss…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)There were 42 employees as of 1 June; 11 joined having previously been employed by DCMS and two joined having formerly advised DCMS. The answer is due by 6 o’clock today and I…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments. To take the final one first, taxpayers will not be bailing out failing clubs. This is not going to save every single club; to…03 Jun 2025