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HANSARDLesbian Visibility WeekI am glad that the hon. Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler) pointed out that she is not a lesbian; obviously, I am not either. I feel somewhat outnumbered but I am proud to…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedI think it would be worth more than my life’s worth to commit Treasury colleagues to a policy, but I understand the hon. Lady’s point. I have seen that suggestion and I am sure…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I thank the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for tabling this debate. I know she also secured a debate in 2022 on…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedThe hon. Gentleman interrupted me just before I was going to say that the commission and the FCA are already engaging to establish the details of the product and to agree the…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedI understand the hon. Lady’s point, but it is important that these things are looked at properly, under the remit of the existing legislation. The Gambling Commission has done a…24 Apr 2024HANSARDBrain Injuries in FootballIt was certainly a pleasure to respond to that debate, and I made a commitment to write to the Department, which I did. I was due to meet the Minister for Disabled People…24 Apr 2024HANSARDBrain Injuries in FootballIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) for securing this important debate. I am…24 Apr 2024HANSARDBrain Injuries in FootballI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. I have had letters from former footballers expressing concern about the fund, and I wrote just yesterday to the PFA to seek…24 Apr 2024HANSARDBrain Injuries in FootballI would be more than happy to do so. In fact, I suggest that it is probably sensible to do so before we do the roundtable, so that I can reflect what I hear from the families.…24 Apr 2024HANSARDBrain Injuries in FootballI heard my hon. Friend’s comments very clearly yesterday. The regulator we have established for football has a very tight scope—we needed to do that—but my hon. Friend raises some…24 Apr 2024HANSARDBrain Injuries in FootballI will come on in a minute to research and to some of the things I want to take from the debate. Hon. Members have mentioned the brain health team and the range of support for…24 Apr 2024HANSARDBrain Injuries in FootballI will try to reflect the right hon. Gentleman’s comments as accurately as possible at my meeting with the disability Minister. It is important to highlight that the Government…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedI was going to come on to that point. I reassure colleagues that the commission will continue to take a very active role in the monitoring of this product, and the FCA is also…24 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI literally have two minutes. I have offered a briefing, and we can have this debate afterwards. We realise that parachute payments can have a distortive impact, particularly in…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point. I have had dozens of meetings with the Premier League, but as far as I can recall, I do not think that it has raised carving out…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI thank all Members for their thoughtful and wide-ranging contributions, and I am grateful for learning about the first black professional footballer, Arthur Wharton, from my hon.…23 Apr 2024HANSARDGambling Operators LevyI reject that accusation. There are 62 proposals in the White Paper, half of which will be finalised as a result of the consultation or are complete. A further three consultations…18 Apr 2024HANSARDNational Symbols: RegulationThe correct use of many national symbols, such as royal names, state emblems, the royal arms and the Government coat of arms, is already subject to Government regulation.18 Apr 2024HANSARDGambling Operators LevyThe statutory levy represents a generational change in funding arrangements, and we have to consider properly the evidence provided during the consultation. We will publish a…18 Apr 2024HANSARDFootballers: Risk of DementiaI have discussed the issue of dementia with the Professional Footballers’ Association, specifically around the Premier League’s promise to allocate funding towards the new brain…18 Apr 2024