Member

The Government brought forward an amendment to the Football Governance Bill to provide for post-legislative scrutiny, which this amendment plagiarises. I have two questions for the Minister about putting this amendment in the Bill. First, how does this Bill differ from the Football Governance Bill in the justification for putting post-legislative scrutiny on the face of it? Secondly, and concomitantly, what are the arguments for not putting it in the Bill in the light of the criteria I have advanced? Committing to a review is admirable but not by itself grounds for rejecting having this provision in the Bill. Accepting the provision would contribute to good law. That is the principal argument. For the Government, there is the more political argument that it would demonstrate their confidence in their measure. I beg to move.