Member

These are all steps which have been taken voluntarily by clubs in the English league system, not thrust on them by the state, by an Act of Parliament or by a powerful new regulator, so we should take heart that there is apparent action within football to tackle the environmental challenges which we undoubtedly face, supported by private enterprise, such as in the way that my noble friend Lord Deben highlighted. His company and many others are helping football clubs to discharge their intergenerational duty and to do so effectively. So I am not sure that we need to give the regulator further obligations and powers to place further requirements on these clubs.