Football Clubs (Governance)

I am happy to do that, and to congratulate all supporters' trusts on the innovative models they have come up with for their own clubs. There are some tremendous examples of supporters' trusts working with local communities. Clearly, financing the game is a key factor, and people have spoken about the disparity between the premier and the lower leagues. I was heartened by the conference league's changing its rules to ensure that clubs have transparency and the right approach. The Football League is now going in the right direction with the league two regime. We cannot say that there has been no progress. There certainly has been progress, and we have seen some real changes in the premier league and Football League. We are happy that they have taken place, but change needs to continue and to happen more. It is also important that the Government do what they can to support clubs when they are in trouble. The Revenue's relationships with football clubs needs to be looked at. I understand that Sheffield Wednesday may have a problem at the moment, so the Minister might want to consider that. On the Labour party's election manifesto, we were prepared to legislate, because we had tried to get the authorities on board but that approach was not working fast enough or quickly enough. I am interested in hearing what the Minister has to say about that.