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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 January 2025

Debate

Football Governance Bill [HL]

Contribution

As part of this, the committee would specify the issues relating to the distribution of revenue that need to be resolved and the requirement for supporting evidence. If parachute payments are deemed to be in scope and a relevant issue, they will need to be accounted for in the final proposals. Both parties will be incentivised to submit a reasonable proposal, because an unreasonable proposal runs a greater risk of not being chosen. To encourage the leagues to submit strong proposals, the committee can extend the deadline by seven days if the proposals are inadequate and do not meet the stated criteria. This increases the likelihood that a good outcome is achieved and gives the leagues the best opportunity possible to put forward a credible proposal.

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