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Gavin Newlands Excerpts
Thursday 1st December 2022

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michelle Donelan Portrait Michelle Donelan
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Government investment, along with that from the Football Association and the Premier League, is delivered through the Football Foundation. Since 2019, the foundation has invested about £8 million in more than 300 projects in the Birmingham area, targeted based on local football facility plans. I am sure that the foundation would be keen to hear from Northfield Town about its ambitions. We will facilitate that via my office.

Gavin Newlands Portrait Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (SNP)
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As they say, you have to see it to be it, and it is well known that, when cricket disappeared from terrestrial TV and went on to paid-for satellite TV, participation levels at grassroots plummeted. A great many Scottish football fans cannot view the Scottish men’s national team on free-to-air TV, and that has hit participation levels. The previous Sports Minister met me to discuss how we might improve the situation. Might the Secretary of State do me the same courtesy?

Michelle Donelan Portrait Michelle Donelan
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I would be delighted to meet the hon. Member.