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Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Letter from the Scottish Football Association to the HSCS Committee providing follow up information to questions raised in their evidence session on 19 December 2023, 22 February 2024
Follow up information from Scottish Football Association

Correspondence Feb. 22 2024

Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: Follow up information from Scottish Football Association Letter from the Scottish Football Association


Public Bill Committees
Football Governance Bill (First sitting)
Committee stage: 1st sitting - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool, West Derby) I sit on the management committee of the Spirit of Shankly football union for Liverpool football club - Speech Link
2: Robin Millar (Con - Aberconwy) I am chair of the all-party parliamentary football club group, and we too receive sponsorship. - Speech Link
3: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) squads and football in general, and will slow down the growth of English football. - Speech Link
4: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Con - Bassetlaw) needs to be football-led. - Speech Link
5: None Football operates on a three-year cycle. - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (Impact assessment)
Culture and Major Events Directorate

May. 02 2024

Source Page: Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for Proposed Legislation for UEFA EURO 2028
Document: Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for Proposed Legislation for UEFA EURO 2028 (PDF)

Found: Purpose and Intended Effect 2.1 Background In October 2023 , the Union of European Football


Westminster Hall
Financial Risk Checks for Gambling - Mon 26 Feb 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Laurence Robertson (Con - Tewkesbury) something like 40% of racing’s income comes from betting companies through the levy, media rights and sponsorship - Speech Link
2: Laurence Robertson (Con - Tewkesbury) I have always been in favour of racing expanding its income stream and getting more sponsorship. - Speech Link
3: Conor McGinn (Ind - St Helens North) to recognise that it receives more now from betting than ever before through the levy, media rights, sponsorship - Speech Link
4: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) We must address the demand, which is why we must look at regulating the sponsorship of football teams - Speech Link
5: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) In recent years additional funding has come in through media rights and sponsorship, but largely it comes - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Community Sports: Impact on Young People - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Wood of Anfield (Lab - Life peer) widespread concerns about the way in which the quest for broadcasting revenues, corporate backing and sponsorship - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannett of Everton (Lab - Life peer) It supports much more than just the football itself. - Speech Link
3: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) He said this:“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. - Speech Link
4: Lord Addington (LD - Excepted Hereditary) I slightly challenge the emphasis on football. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Thornton (Lab - Life peer) Was it too football orientated? - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (Impact assessment)
Culture and Major Events Directorate

May. 02 2024

Source Page: Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for Proposed Legislation for UEFA EURO 2028
Document: Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for Proposed Legislation for UEFA EURO 2028 (webpage)

Found: Proposed legislation for UEFA EURO 2028In October 2023, the Union of European Football Associations (


Westminster Hall
Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential Extension - Tue 06 Feb 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Pauline Latham (Con - Mid Derbyshire) support Ukrainians wishing to come to or remain in the UK beyond their existing rights: the Ukraine sponsorship - Speech Link
2: Pauline Latham (Con - Mid Derbyshire) student support for the 2022-23 academic year to 617 students who were granted leave under the Ukraine sponsorship - Speech Link
3: Beth Winter (Lab - Cynon Valley) In south Wales and Cynon Valley, many Ukrainians who arrived under the sponsorship scheme have thrown - Speech Link
4: Duncan Baker (Con - North Norfolk) On Christmas day when he gets a football, I should not be the one he asks, “Will you play with me?” - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)
Committee stage: 5th sitting - Thu 09 May 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) that there are some loopholes in the Bill that need to be addressed around promotion, advertising, sponsorship - Speech Link
2: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) I would be very happy to hear from the Government Front Bench team about sponsorship, which is an interest - Speech Link
3: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) talked about advertising being quite restricted, but, with vaping, we see sports teams—rugby teams and football - Speech Link
4: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) Therefore, extending the advertising, promotion and sponsorship ban could have such a significant impact - Speech Link
5: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) What jurisdiction does it have in relation to the advertising of vapes on football strips, for instance - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Population Health Directorate

Nov. 30 2023

Source Page: Consultation on Restricting Alcohol Advertising and Promotion: Analysis of responses
Document: Consultation on Restricting Alcohol Advertising and Promotion: Analysis of responses (PDF)

Found: : • Men aged 45 and over – This group makes up the majority of football fans in Scotland and is also


Commons Chamber
Football Governance Bill
2nd reading - Tue 23 Apr 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Jeremy Wright (Con - Kenilworth and Southam) As she says, football goes all the way down the football pyramid—not just in terms of its quality, but - Speech Link
2: Valerie Vaz (Lab - Walsall South) I am not going to mention my local football clubs—oh, all right, I will: Walsall football club and Darlaston - Speech Link
3: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) Does she agree that shirt sponsorship by disposable vape companies is wholly unacceptable, has no part - Speech Link
4: Thangam Debbonaire (Lab - Bristol West) Fans are at the heart of football, which is one of the things that makes football special and unique, - Speech Link
5: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Con - Bassetlaw) We need to keep it about football and realise the unique position of football in our society. - Speech Link