Northampton Town Football Club Debate
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Lord McColl of Dulwich
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Northampton Town Football Club
Lord McColl of Dulwich Excerpts(3 years, 11 months ago)
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Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, I am not an expert in football finance, but I can say that it is very ill-advised for the leader of any council to undertake a loan that is not properly secured; this has resulted in the loss of a tremendous amount of income to the people of Northampton.
Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con) [V]
My Lords, I am very pleased to hear that the Government plan to try to deal with the situation, but it is not a petty party-political thing. The noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, is of course not involved in petty party politics; he was just trying to make sure that this situation did not arise in the future.
Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, I take that as a comment on the intentions of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, rather than a question.