UK Basketball

My hon. Friend’s area has two great basketball teams: Sheffield Hatters and Sheffield Sharks. Peo...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this very important debate. Does he agree that local ba...

My hon. Friend makes an absolutely apt point, which leads me to my next point. My constituent Bai...

I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s securing this debate, not least because I wake up every day to ...

Absolutely. I am very grateful for the hon. Lady’s point, because I am not going into great depth...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I wholeheartedly agree with many of his points. I h...

My hon. Friend hits the nail right on the head. I am grateful for his contribution. Basketball Wa...

I have something like eight Members down to speak. I intend to call the Front-Bench spokesperson ...

It is a pleasure to take part in this debate, not least because the national cup champions, Hemel...

Does my right hon. Friend agree with what the Leicester Riders said to me: basketball has a uniqu...

I completely agree on the latter point: sport is aspirational. It is one of the great ways forwar...

I am delighted to speak in this debate and very glad that the hon. Member for Leeds North West (A...

More on that later!

There will be more on that later from my hon. Friend.

The Rocks have been a huge success st...

In the words of the hon. Member for Leeds North West (Alex Sobel), I am here to support the Ilkes...

Try harder!

We will try harder, definitely. Having good kit and being branded provides a sense of community f...

I am enjoying my hon. Friend’s speech immensely, and I congratulate her team on its success. I do...

That is a good point; my hon. Friend is right that it sounds odd. It is down to numbers. More boy...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member f...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the M...

Four hon. Members wish to speak, so I will reduce the time limit for each speech to a hard limit ...

Given the time limit, I will cut to the chase. This debate comes at a tough and rough time for ur...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds North West (Alex Sobel) on bringing this debate to Westm...

It is a great pleasure to take part in this debate, which was introduced with such energy, enthus...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North West (Alex Sobel) for securing this important d...

Further to my hon. Friend’s point about youth crime, is she aware of a fantastic initiative in Ne...

Absolutely. I have met many young people who have come out of prison, who have carried knives or ...

We come to the Front-Bench spokespersons. You have 10 minutes each. If you could be a little disc...

Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Bailey. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair once again...

No, we are keeping them.

We shall see about that. The Rocks attract healthy crowds. Their popularity should not come as a ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey.

First, I thank my hon. Friend...

As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I thank the hon. Member ...

Does the Minister agree that the BBC coverage has been valuable? Whereas on YouTube people watch ...

I completely agree. I will refer to the BBC coverage in my speech. It is important to remember th...

On the point the Minister has just made—I am grateful she will look at 3 on 3—we could be in a si...

I hear what the right hon. Gentleman is saying. That is why it is important that we continue to i...

The Minister is passionate about sport and in particular about basketball, although I know she do...

I hope that so far in my speech I have assured colleagues that I absolutely recognise that point....

Will the Minister give way?

Sorry, but I cannot, otherwise I will not give the hon. Member for Leeds North West time to respo...

Because I have little time, I will concentrate on the Minister’s remarks. I thank her for taking ...