Chelsea Football Club: Sales
(asked on 23rd May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will issue a progress report on their role in the sale of Chelsea Football Club given that its licence to continue operating ends this month.
Answered by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 6th June 2022
Her Majesty’s Government has always been clear that a quick sale of the club is in the best interests of the club, its fans and the wider football community.
Following extensive work, we are now satisfied that the full proceeds of the sale will not benefit Roman Abramovich or any other sanctioned individual and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued a licence to enable a sale.