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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Second sitting)Q You mentioned the Carney review. What progress do you think is being made on those recommendations? Is there enough legislative impetus behind the review? Jane Purdon: As I say,…14 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (First sitting)Q I am sure that your thanks will be much appreciated, and is echoed of course by the Committee. On the point about fans, I have some questions on that, about whether you think…14 May 2024HANSARDMiners and Mining CommunitiesWill the Minister give way?09 May 2024HANSARDMiners and Mining CommunitiesWill the Minister give way?09 May 2024HANSARDMiners and Mining CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for all his important work on this issue, and I thank him and the hon. Member for Leigh (James Grundy) for leading…09 May 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and I will come on to that point in just a moment. The rapid growth in technology and our growing awareness of the impact of gambling…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Murray. I will begin by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for securing this important debate…24 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI am pleased to be here to welcome the Football Governance Bill. Football clubs sit at the heart of communities up and down the country. Family, friends and neighbours come…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootballers: Risk of DementiaEveryone deserves to feel safe playing the sport that they love. In the context of, sadly, too many former professional players suffering from dementia, what steps is the…18 Apr 2024HANSARDCrown Court BacklogIn Yorkshire, Sheffield Crown court has been forced to shut twice in the last two years due to flooding. That is in addition to the already record-breaking court backlog across…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCrown Court Backlog9. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog in the Crown court.26 Mar 2024HANSARDDefence ProcurementLast March, the Government said that they would have their Ajax scheme ready between October 2028 and September 2029. Given that only 25% of armoured vehicles have been produced,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDDefence Procurement14. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the defence procurement system.25 Mar 2024HANSARD Sport: Gambling AdvertisingI have previously taken hospitality from the gambling industry. I would have to check the dates to say specifically which body it was, but I am happy to inform the House at a…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Sport: Gambling AdvertisingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan) for securing this important debate. I refer Members to my…13 Mar 2024HANSARD BBC News Impartiality: Government's RoleI thank the hon. Gentleman for that point; he has certainly put it on the record. I would like to move on. On the BBC’s record on impartiality and its complaints processes more…27 Feb 2024HANSARD BBC News Impartiality: Government's RoleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell. I would like to begin by congratulating the right hon. and learned Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis) on…27 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI understand that argument, and I have some sympathy for it. However, I do not think that we can carve out horseracing in particular as being free of harm; I simply do not think…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir George. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The fact that over 100,000 people have signed the…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI would like to add my best wishes to His Majesty the King. This week, the Secretary of State for Education said that she was “confident” that 15 hours of free childcare would be…08 Feb 2024