Member

I turn to the Government’s amendments in this group. Amendment 24 changes the minimum frequency of revised football governance statements from every three years to every five years. I thank all noble Lords who spoke to me, officials and other Ministers about this point. The discussion on this issue in Committee was a good one, and the Government have listened to the concern over undue political influence and short-term steers that a statement every three years might generate. We are all aligned on the need for a regulator to be independent; therefore, we have changed the timing of revisions of the football governance statement from every three years to every five years.