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HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceI appreciate that, and that is why the Government continue to monitor the situation. I am not able to comment on the repayments of individual borrowers or leagues, given the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I am pleased to be responding to the debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceI have been very generous with my time and have already taken one intervention from the hon. Gentleman, so I will make progress. Too many clubs have faced the precipice. There…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceMy hon. Friend is right: the Government are on the side of football fans. That is why we have introduced the Football Governance Bill: to put fans back at the heart of the game.06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceThe hon. Gentleman should know that that is a commercial decision, but we have made a change so that fans will be consulted. We think that it is the right change. Our Football…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceI am about to conclude, so I will not give way. I believe that the Bill will protect and promote the sustainability of English football in the interests of fans and the local…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceGreat; I will be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and I am really sympathetic to his points, but the Government cannot and do not want to be involved in all issues, and the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Earley and Woodley (Yuan Yang) on securing this important debate. I…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceThe hon. Gentleman is an experienced Member of this House who I know spoke on Second Reading of the Bill. His Government, like this one, did not publish private correspondence,…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Professional Cycling: Free-to-air CoverageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) on securing this important debate. His commitment to…05 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageI very much heard the points that the right hon. Member made. I commit to taking them back to the Minister responsible, and I will ensure that he writes to the right hon. Member…04 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s contribution. I drove through her constituency at the weekend. It is a beautiful part of the world, and I am very happy to offer a meeting with…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Community Sport FacilitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again so swiftly, Sir Jeremy. I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) on…04 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Sir Jeremy. I am pleased to be responding to this debate. I begin, of course, by congratulating my hon.…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sport Clubs and FacilitiesThis Government recognise the value and importance of grassroots sports clubs in London and across the country, and the role that their facilities play in getting people active.…27 Feb 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sport Clubs and FacilitiesI agree with my hon. Friend that local grassroots clubs have a crucial part to play in delivering wider societal benefits, fostering social cohesion and building a strong sense of…27 Feb 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sport Clubs and FacilitiesI have outlined the funding that this Government are investing. I look forward to visiting Scotland very soon, and I meet my counterpart there regularly.27 Feb 2025HANSARDFormula 1: 75th AnniversaryAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Formula 1 and motor sport, the hon. Member is a keen supporter of motor sport in the UK, and I pay tribute to him for all his…27 Feb 2025HANSARDFormula 1: 75th AnniversaryI pay tribute again to the hon. Gentleman for all his work. The milestone provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on the sport’s long history in the UK and the huge…27 Feb 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sport Clubs and FacilitiesThose are issues that I have heard in my own constituency. I would be delighted to meet him and will perhaps set up a meeting with the Football Foundation too.27 Feb 2025