Football Governance White Paper Debate

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Football Governance White Paper

Mary Glindon Excerpts
Thursday 23rd February 2023

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stuart Andrew Portrait Stuart Andrew
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I thank my hon. Friend for her question and she is right to highlight the great experience that so many fans at Forest Green Rovers have each week. The independent regulator will primarily be focused on financial stability, but I assure her that, whenever I have opportunities to raise issues such as sustainability, I always do so. Of course, I would be more than happy to meet as she requests.

Mary Glindon Portrait Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab)
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Further to what the Minister has said about the redistribution of funds, how will he ensure that funding gets down to the real grassroots, not just to the lower leagues?