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HANSARDAccess to Sport for Young People: Dormant Assets FundingThe Government recently published their first ever dormant assets strategy, setting out how £440 million will be distributed in England. Some £132.5 million will increase…03 Jul 2025HANSARDCharities: National Insurance ContributionsI reiterate that we really value the charity sector, but we have had to make some very difficult decisions.03 Jul 2025HANSARDCharities: National Insurance ContributionsThe Government highly value the charity sector and its positive contribution. However, we have had to take a number of difficult decisions on tax, welfare and spending to fix the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s Football: Financial ViabilityI know that the hon. Gentleman is a huge supporter and champion of women’s football, and I look forward to visiting his constituency in September. I have heard the calls from the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDSociety Lotteries Sales Limits and Prize DrawsI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made today in the other place by the Minister for Gambling and Heritage, my noble Friend Baroness Twycross: Today I am…26 Jun 2025HANSARDFlags: Public BuildingsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I will do my best to do justice to this very important subject in the very short time I have. I begin, of course, by…25 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to…18 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025This has been an important and interesting debate and I am grateful for the contributions by the Conservative party and the Liberal Democrats. The debate has shown the wide…18 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Clause 57 sets out a basic set of conditions that must be met for a league to be allowed to apply to the regulator and request that the backstop be triggered. The regulator cannot…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)Clause 98 relates to minor and consequential amendments to other primary legislation. Those amendments are to existing Acts and are necessary for the Bill to function as intended.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Clauses 92 and 93 and schedule 11 relate to definitions. Clause 92 defines various terms used throughout the Bill that are not already defined elsewhere. Clause 93 refers to…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 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 believe so, but in the interest of accuracy I will double check and write to the hon. Gentleman. Question put and agreed to. Clause 98 accordingly ordered to stand part of the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Clause 91 sets out the parameters and procedure around the powers of the Secretary of State to make regulations under the various provisions of the Bill. Question put and agreed…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The shadow Minister is making a well-rehearsed argument. As we have discussed previously, the newly appointed chair of the regulator has been fully endorsed by a cross-party…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Clause 99 sets out the territorial extent and application of the Bill. The regulator’s scope is intended to be limited to the top five tiers of English men’s football. That is…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Clause 101 concerns the short title of the Bill. It makes certain that, once it has passed through Parliament, the Football Governance Bill will be cited as the Football…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 2025