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Department: Leader of the House

Oral Answers to Questions

Dominic Raab Excerpts
Thursday 15th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dominic Raab Portrait Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con)
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T3. Two weeks ago Transparency International cut its ties with FIFA. The corruption watchdog objected to the lack of independence in FIFA’s new outside governance committee and to the fact that its remit will not extend to allegations of past wrongdoing. What pressure will the Minister and the Football Association exert so that we can shine a light on the serious allegations of systemic corruption at FIFA both past and present?

Hugh Robertson Portrait The Minister for Sport and the Olympics (Hugh Robertson)
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We will do everything we can, both internationally through our European counterparts and elsewhere, to ensure that FIFA becomes what we all want it to be: a properly transparent and accountable body that is capable of fulfilling the remit it is supposed to have to govern the global game.