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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The proposed European Super League in 2021 posed an existential threat to the English football pyramid. It was an attempt by a small number of clubs to set up a closed-shop league…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)Yes, I would be more than happy to do that. Question put and agreed to . Clause 20 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill . Schedule 5 agreed to . Clause 21 Discretionary…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The Bill requires regulated clubs and clubs that have been regulated in the past five years, which I shall simply refer to as clubs, to notify the regulator where there is a…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. On the ruling that she mentioned, my understanding is that it will be considered, but I want to make sure I have that right, so if she…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendments 21 and 13 would require the regulator to determine and have regard to the views of club staff and players, placing them on equal footing with the club’s fans for the…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is right. I am not saying that this is going to be the panacea for all football clubs; they are businesses, and businesses go under at times. When the regulator…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a really important point, which I was just about to come on to. I am glad that she did so—it was a perfect introduction. She is absolutely right. The…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The heritage of the club will include its home ground. Of course that is part of the description of heritage, so it will come under that aspect. Just selling the club to get a…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)The Government’s White Paper laid out several failings of the existing owners and directors tests conducted by the football authorities. The tests are conducted on a…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady makes important points. The idea is that as we have a regulator on a statutory footing, which will improve standards, hopefully that will bring football along with…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)indicated assent .21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The regulator will be able to see whether that consultation was done properly, and the mechanisms that we are setting up for fan engagement are much strengthened from what they…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. Starting with clause 15, one of the regulator’s main responsibilities will be to operate a licensing system for…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)This is in relation to the mandatory conditions that all clubs have to meet under the regulatory regime. If the regulator identifies that a club is not meeting one of the…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)I expect that clubs would have to work closely with the leagues as well. On the issue of EDI, I hope that it is clear this is an area that I personally feel very passionate about.…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)I am happy to commit to writing to the hon. Gentleman. He is right that it is really the perimeter of the stadium, the car park and so on. I will happily give him further details.…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her comments. As I said, if the regulator deems that a current owner is unsuitable, it would first direct them to leave the club in the specified…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The financial distress experienced by some of English football’s most historic clubs was partly down to unsuitable owners and directors. As discussed, the regulator will be able…21 May 2024HANSARDUK Youth Parliament: British Youth Council ClosureThe UK Youth Parliament was formed in 1999 and is made up of 300 Members of Youth Parliament aged 11 to 18, who represent thousands of young people from their communities across…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)Schedule 4 introduces the threshold requirements that clubs will have to meet to be granted a full operating licence. These are the three main areas of the regulator’s club…21 May 2024