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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 December 2024

Debate

Football Governance Bill [HL]

Contribution

There have been over 1 million hours of free Premier League Kicks sessions since its inception, engaging more than 522,000 participants. This season, 90 professional football clubs across the Premier League, EFL and National League are supported to run weekly sessions to help young people to achieve their potential; 38% of attendees are from ethnically diverse communities and 25% are female. There are 4,900 delivery venues across England and Wales, and more than half are located in the most deprived neighbourhoods. There are 21,000 volunteers, and 20% of the workforce are former participants. There has been £81.6 million invested into the programme through the Premier League Charitable Fund.

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