Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Football Association (FA) on consultation with the English Football League on FA Cup replays.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
David and Goliath fixtures are part of the magic of the FA Cup. They are also important for the finances of smaller clubs. While this is ultimately a matter for the football authorities, we expect the FA and Premier League to consult with the English Football League and other leagues further down the pyramid on moves such as this and reach agreements collectively.
It is now incumbent on the FA and Premier League to publicly explain this decision and what further support they can provide to affected clubs.
Found: Written evidence submitted by the English Football League (EFL) (FGB05)
Laid - 4 Mar 2024 In Force 26 Mar 2024
This Order prescribes the control period under the Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37) (“the Act”) for the 2024 UEFA European Championship in Germany. The control period begins on 4th June 2024, which is ten days before the first match in the tournament, and ends when the last match in …
Found: Football Spectators (2024 UEFA European Championship Control Period) Order 2024
Mentions:
1: Kevin Brennan (Lab - Cardiff West) banning order, under the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football (Offences) Act 1991, which would - Speech Link
2: Philip Davies (Con - Shipley) Is this problem unique to football? - Speech Link
3: Kevin Brennan (Lab - Cardiff West) that singles out football in this way. - Speech Link
4: Kevin Brennan (Lab - Cardiff West) I thank the English Football Association and the Football Association of Wales, the Culture, Media and - Speech Link
5: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) In practice, “designated football matches” really means elite football matches. - Speech Link
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the Football Association (FA) on the potential impact of ending FA Cup replays on non-Premier League teams.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
David and Goliath fixtures are part of the magic of the FA Cup. They are also important for the finances of smaller clubs. While this is ultimately a matter for the football authorities, we expect the FA and Premier League to consult with the English Football League and other leagues further down the pyramid on moves such as this and reach agreements collectively.
It is now incumbent on the FA and Premier League to publicly explain this decision and what further support they can provide to affected clubs.
Asked by: Simon Jupp (Conservative - East Devon)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Football Association on the recent decision to end FA Cup replays.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The management of competitive programmes is a matter for the relevant National Governing Body which, in this instance, is the Football Association (FA), but clearly it is incumbent on the FA and Premier League to explain this decision and why it is in the interests of fans.
We expect the FA and Premier League to consult with the English Football League (EFL) and other leagues further down the pyramid on moves such as this and reach agreements collectively.
The Secretary of State and I regularly engage with national governing bodies, and I will shortly be meeting with the FA to discuss this, alongside a range of issues.
Mentions:
1: None Association, Scottish Women’s Football and the Scottish Amateur Football Association—to understand how - Speech Link
2: None They obviously have an involvement in football and an engagement with football and want to be part of - Speech Link
3: None of understanding of football. - Speech Link
4: Gulhane, Sandesh (Con - Glasgow) There has been a bit of focus on men’s football, so I will turn to women’s football. - Speech Link
5: None That includes power-chair football and amputee football, and there is a mental health league. - Speech Link
May. 07 2024
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Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Football Association on an extension to the football season for junior sides.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation.
Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025.
The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport.