Football Governance Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:17 pm on 23 April 2024.

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Photo of Lucy Frazer Lucy Frazer The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2:17, 23 April 2024

To address the point about the Bill being long overdue, the Labour party said for some time that it would do something about this issue but did absolutely nothing. Since I have been Secretary of State, we have had a White Paper and a response to it, and we have drafted a Bill at speed. We have introduced the Bill, and I am delighted that it is having its Second Reading today. I recognise that the Labour party supports the Bill, and I am very grateful for its collaboration. I am very pleased that Chesterfield are in a good place. We want to see ownership that works across the field.