Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Oral Answers to Questions

Bob Russell Excerpts
Thursday 15th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Bob Russell Portrait Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)
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Will the football governance report that the Minister talks about include football agents, because those parasites took £210 million out of the game in the last three years from the premiership alone? Just imagine how that money could be spent within the game, including on football in schools, if it was used properly instead of lining the pockets of these spivs.

Hugh Robertson Portrait Hugh Robertson
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Off the top of my head, I cannot remember whether the Select Committee report includes a specific element on agents. As part of the new licensing fee, however, that is exactly one of the issues that we would expect to see addressed.