Football Spectators Bill [Lords]

Part of Orders of the Day — Football Spectators Bill [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 10:12 pm on 30 October 1989.

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Photo of Mr James Lester Mr James Lester , Broxtowe 10:12, 30 October 1989

Is my hon. Friend aware that on Saturday last at the Nottingham Forest match a great part of the ground was full of children under 10 on their own, called Young Reds? They thoroughly enjoyed the game, to which they had gone because they had been encouraged to join that scheme. Does my hon. Friend realise that his efforts to encourage the attendance of young people who do not go to football matches by imposing this new scheme will mean that the people who already go to football matches will not go? They do not want to be members of this scheme in addition to being Young Reds. My hon. Friend is pitching for people who may or may not understand what is happening in football at the expense of those who do.