Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to carry out a statistical analysis of the economic contribution of football clubs to the UK economy.

Football clubs make a significant contribution to the UK economy and the communities in which they operate. Ernst & Young have estimated that the Premier League contributed £7.6 billion to the UK economy in the 2019/20 season.

As well as being economic powerhouses, football clubs are also important local assets which deliver significant benefits to the communities of which they are a key part. Impact analysis conducted by the English Football League indicates that clubs and their Club Community Organisations created over £865 million of social value across England and Wales in the 2021/22 season.