Professional Football (Regulation) — [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:12 pm on 10 February 2010.

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Photo of Richard Caborn Richard Caborn Labour, Sheffield Central 4:12, 10 February 2010

The Government have written to the FA about strengthening its governance with the seven-point plan approved by the previous Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, my right hon. Friend Andy Burnham. Would the hon. Gentleman support that type of approach towards the FA? That would involve stronger regulation until it gets its house in order, which would make it stronger and better able to deal with any of the problems within football, whether in the premier league or elsewhere. It is important to get cross-party consensus on that.