To play football and raise money for charity.
1. Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (England) (No. 4) Order 2020
30/09/2020 - Secondary Legislation
Found: Victoria Park, occupied by Hartlepool Football Club, insert— “The Football Stadium, Wetherby Road, Harrogate
2. Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2019
11/07/2019 - Secondary Legislation
Found: Cricket Club, insert— “Meadow Lane Stadium, Meadow Lane, Nottingham, NG2 4HJNotts County Football Club”;(b)after
3. Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2020
20/01/2020 - Secondary Legislation
Found: Rugby League Football Club, insert—
“Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 9HRBury Football Club”.(3) In Schedule
4. Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020
21/04/2020 - Secondary Legislation
Found: entry for Griffin Park, occupied by Brentford Football Club, insert—
“Brentford Community Stadium, Lionel
5. Fulham Football Club Riverside Stand Redevelopment 2017
22/05/2019 - Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
- View source
Found:
Fulham Football Club Riverside Stand Redevelopment 2017 - GOV.UK
1. Football Regulation
26/06/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: Bill to establish an independent regulator of football clubs; and for connected purposes.On 9 - Speech Link
2. Coventry City Football Club
15/01/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: this House has considered Coventry City football club and football stadium ownership.I think this - Speech Link
2: hon. Friend for securing a debate about this proud club, which, as he says, is important not just for the - Speech Link
3: (Colleen Fletcher) and I have both written to the Football League to ask for a meeting, and that is pending - Speech Link
3. Football Governance
25/11/2020 - Westminster Hall
1: That this House has considered the future of football governance.It is a pleasure to serve under - Speech Link
4. English Football
08/05/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: The timing is quite incredible because the football club I support, Bolton Wanderers—my noble friend - Speech Link
5. Football Spectator Attendance: Covid-19
09/11/2020 - Westminster Hall
1: e-petition 552036, relating to spectator attendance at football matches during Covid-19.It is a pleasure - Speech Link
6. Peterborough United: Covid-19
12/11/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: case today, on behalf of Peterborough United football club, to be able to have a limited number of supporters - Speech Link
7. Newcastle United Football Club: Regulation
24/01/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: game at its beautiful best in that cathedral to football, St James’ Park. But it has also brought me deep - Speech Link
8. Professional Football
04/09/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: they have made of (1) the collapse of Bury Football Club, and (2) the case for an enquiry into possible - Speech Link
2: League is a devastating loss to English football and to the people of Bury. It is right that questions are - Speech Link
3: industrial towns in such places as the north of England—football clubs are essential to the local community? They - Speech Link
4: and absolutely acknowledge the crucial role that football clubs play in their communities, both large and - Speech Link
5: promotion. Bury Football Club is not just a place where 22 people play the game of football. It is really—the - Speech Link
9. Professional and Amateur Sport: Government Support
30/09/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: shared with everyone by getting premier league football on the BBC for the first time ever.However - Speech Link
2: details on plans to return fans to stadiums for football and other sports?While we are talking about - Speech Link
3: absolutely right as well that this goes way beyond football. Immediately after the Prime Minister made his - Speech Link
4: miss her by my side on the football pitch, playing for the parliamentary football team. I also thank you - Speech Link
10. Billy McNeill MBE
20/05/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: was one of the founding fathers of Celtic football club back in 1888. Secondly, I am a very—I should - Speech Link
2: spanning more than 60 years as a player, manager and club ambassador. As a player and a manager he won 31 - Speech Link
3: Friend.Billy McNeill was a one-club man, and that club was Celtic, for whom he played a remarkable - Speech Link
4: tribute to Billy McNeill. Does he agree that even football fans and players from rival clubs are united in - Speech Link
asked by: Liz Twist
21/09/2020
... what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of fan representation on football club boards. 2. BBC: Football
asked by: Allan Dorans
25/02/2021
... how many (a) English Football Club matches have been shown live on BBC One Scotland and (b) Scottish Football Club matches have been shown live on BBC England between 1 January 2020 and 1 February 2021. 3. Football
asked by: Catherine West
23/01/2020
... what steps he is taking to enable a fan-led review into football club ownership and management. 4. Football: Clubs
asked by: Chi Onwurah
26/11/2020
... what discussions he has had with the Premier League on the importance of transparency and consistency in the approval of takeovers of Premier League football clubs. 5. Football: Clubs
asked by: Jim McMahon
09/01/2020
... what support is available to enable fans to have a greater say on the running of the football club they support.
21 Current APPG Officers
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Darts , Esports , Golf , Midlands Engine , Motorsport , Rowing , Slovenia , Snooker
Albania , Australia and New Zealand , Azerbaijan , British Bioethanol , Central America , East Coast Main Line , Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers , Faroe Islands , Fisheries , Football , Freeports , Heritage Rail , Iceland , Isle of Man (Manx) , Kazakhstan , Kosovo , Mayflower 400 , Montenegro , North Macedonia , Poland , Pro-Life , Rail , Rail in the North , Religion in the Media , Serbia , Taiwan
British Council , British Museum , Challenger Banks and Building Societies , Football , Formula One , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Loneliness , Peak District , Taxation , Union , United Arab Emirates , War Heritage
Baseball and Softball , British Bioethanol , Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (CANZUK) , Film and Production Industry , Football , Music , Sport , Video Games and Esports
Brazil , Coalfield Communities , Football , Independent Education , Mayflower 400 , Motor Neurone Disease , Romania , Rural Health and Social Care , Sweden
Bosnia and Herzegovina , CAFOD , Education , Falkland Islands , Formula One , Motorsport , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Turks and Caicos Islands , Veterans
Erasmus , Events , Hong Kong , Internet, Communications and Technology , Life Sciences , Media , Terminal Illness
Women and Enterprise
Angling , Celtic Nations , Critical Minerals , Dairy , Darts , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ocean Conservation , Post-Brexit Funding for Nations, Regions and Local Areas , Rural Business , Rural Health and Social Care , Rural Services , Vaping , Video Games and Esports , Whistleblowing
East Coast Main Line , Football , ITV , Performers' Alliance , Scotch Whisky , Wood Panel Industry
City Regions Transport , Football , Light Rail , Local Authority Pension Funds , Netherlands , Pension Clawback , Serbia , Somaliland
Aerospace , Argentina , Bahrain , BBC , Belize , Brazil , British Council , Colombia , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Gibraltar , Global Education , Homelessness , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Latin America , Media Freedom , Mexico , Parkrun , Polar Regions , Polo , Singapore , Sri Lanka , St George's Day , Venezuela , Zoos and Aquariums
Angling , Animal Welfare , Compassionate Politics , Football Supporters , Mindfulness , Motorsport , Roadside Rescue and Recovery , Wellbeing Economics , Women's Football
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Karl McCartney MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3000.
Email: karl.mccartney.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Mark Ramsdale, MR Sport, c/o Karl McCartney MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Email: manager@parliamentary.soccer
Secretariat:
MR Sport acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.markramsdale.com
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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MR Sport
MR Sport is paid by NatWest to act as the group's secretariat. From : 11/02/2020 To : 10/02/2021
£22,501
11 Feb 2020
MR Sport
Secretariat From : 11/02/2020 To : 10/02/2021
£22,501
13 Jul 2018
iNHouse Communications
Administrative assistance From : 13/07/2018 To : 12/07/2019
£9,001
13 Jul 2018
INHouse Communications
Pitch hire costs throughout year; also travel and hotel costs.
£3,001
13 Jul 2018
Football Association
Secretariat From : 13/07/2018 To : 12/07/2019
£1,501
13 Jul 2017
Football Association
Secretariat From : 13/07/2017 To : 12/07/2018
£1,501
1 Jan 2016
Football Association
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
£1,501
1 Jan 2015
Football Association
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
£1,501
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Former APPG Officers
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BBC , Football , Friends of Syria , Liverpool City Region , Museums , Performers' Alliance , Women's Football
Huw Merriman
VIce Chair (Men's Team)
Conservative - Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 11th September 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
Autism , BBC , Domestic Abuse , Fairtrade , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Portugal
Hannah Bardell
Vice Chair (Women's Team)
Scottish National Party - Livingston
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
President
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Gillian Keegan
Treasurer (Women's Team)
Conservative - Chichester
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Neil Gray
Vice Chair (Men's Team)
Scottish National Party - Airdrie and Shotts
Joined: 6th June 2018Departed: 31st July 2019
Childcare and Early Education , Children who need Palliative Care , Equipment for Disabled Children , Poverty , Snooker
Stephen Hepburn
Secretary
Independent - Former Member for Jarrow
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 18th July 2018
Chris Heaton-Harris
Vice Chair
Conservative - Daventry
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Steve Rotheram
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Liverpool, Walton
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
David Burrowes
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Enfield, Southgate
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Albania , Armenia , Betting and Gaming , Cancer , Caribbean , Death Penalty , Eritrea , Estonia , Film and Production Industry , Georgia , Germany , Hong Kong , Kosovo , Lithuania , Maldives , Malta , Media , Opera , Space , Sudan and South Sudan , Tennis , Tidy Britain , Ukraine , Vietnam
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 3rd June 2016
Argentina , British Museum , Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage , Caribbean , Channel Islands , Chile , Cuba , Denmark , Faroe Islands , Finland , Fisheries , Flags and Heraldry , Genetic Haemochromatosis , Gibraltar , Holy See , Hydrogen , Iceland , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Isle of Man (Manx) , Latin America , Liechtenstein , Montserrat , Multiple Sclerosis , Net Zero , Norfolk Island , Norway , Pacific Islands , Philippines , Pitcairn Islands , Rowing , San Marino , Slovenia , Space , Sweden , Switzerland , UK Islands , Zoos and Aquariums