Member

I turn now to Amendment 309. Again, I agree that the requirements my noble friend has suggested are important issues in the football industry. However, it is our position that these issues are not appropriate to be included as part of the backstop process in the Bill. It is not the purpose of the regulator to dictate how leagues should fund these issues—that is not its objective. As it stands, the Bill has been designed to allow the regulator to consider factors relevant to its objectives when reviewing final proposals. These amendments would add a large number of additional factors, fundamentally broadening the scope of the regulator’s remit.