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Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 December 2024

Debate

Football Governance Bill [HL]

Contribution

I have a couple of questions for the noble Lord, Lord Maude, but first, the noble Baroness, Lady Brady, said that the amendments provide clear metrics. I do not think they do; they are very subjective, particularly Amendment 12. What is “globally competitive in relation to audience and quality”? Regarding the phrase “continues to attract significant domestic and foreign investment”, what is “significant”? I do not think it is helpful to include words like that. For what it is worth—my noble friend the Minister probably will not like this—I think paragraphs (e) and (f) of Amendment 12, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Maude, make sense, because we can clearly see what they mean. I would say the same of the Amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson. Amendment 7 is rather rambling and unclear and is not suitable for inclusion the Bill. We need something clear that can be measured, rather than words like “substantial”, which could mean anything or nothing.

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